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Learner drivers’ skills to be enhanced

Learner drivers will be given an opportunity to develop and enhance their skills to become good and safe drivers through a programme by The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA). The Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, announced ..

Rural spectacle

Bridges have fascinated people through the centuries; their purpose is self-evident as being the link between transportation routes be they footpaths, railways or roads. Although its primary purpose is functional and it must be safe ..

Minister wants drunk driving reclassified

With the road death toll up by 5% over the festive season, the Department of Transport will seek to reclassify drunken driving as a schedule 5 offence. Road deaths were announced on 10 January 2017 by ..

Make use of reflective animal belts

The Department of Transport spent over R5-million on reflective animal belts, because stray animals, especially cattle, can cause serious damage to lives and vehicles when they are involved in accidents on the road. Acting MEC ..

Region benefits from SANRAL projects

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) plans to spend R139-million on periodic maintenance on 23km of the N2 between Mossel Bay and Great Brak next year. Furthermore, work on a new bridge over the ..

Road safety during the Festive Season

Statistics indicate that at least 40 people die daily in South Africa due to road crashes. The high number of crashes can be attributed to various crimes and road traffic offences. These crimes include: excessive speed, ..

Upgraded N14 freeway opened

Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Dr Ismail Vadi has officially opened the upgraded N14 freeway from Krugersdorp to Diepsloot. The R306-million, 18-month-long project, launched in July 2015 together with Gauteng Premier David Makhura, was ..

SANRAL fights HIV/Aids

World Aids Day is celebrated worldwide every 1 December and the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has stepped up its efforts to fight the scourge of the HIV/Aids pandemic. The roads agency has ..

SANRAL brings jobs to communities

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) is upgrading the N1 Great North Toll Road including the Eastern Ring Road and naturally, locals will benefit. An estimated 230 jobs for locals is expected to be ..

Bottelary interchange construction begins

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) enhances South Africa’s National Development Plan’s (NDP) ambition to have an efficient, competitive and responsive infrastructure network. The NDP, also known as Vision 2030, seeks to eliminate ..