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Bursaries Grow Engineers

Growing engineers through bursaries is one of the many things SANRAL does exceptionally well. Just ask Mari Venter and John Rammutla. Mari Venter In asking: “how things work and why”, Mari became an engineer. Born in ..
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No Heavy Vehicles, No Heavy Damage

No heavy vehicles, no heavy damage. That is the motto of SANRAL’s weighbridges, used to determine the static weight of a heavy motor vehicle. Uncontrolled vehicle overloading has been proven to result in the accelerated deterioration ..
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Creating jobs, expanding skills

Helping small businesses grow while creating jobs and expanding skills knowledge is an important part of what SANRAL does. Ketane Nationwide Road Maintenance in the North West is one of these. Owned by Richard Stevens, David ..
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Opinion: The slow erosion of the rule of law

On September 10 the first e-toll evader was convicted in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. Biochemist Dr Stoyen Stoychev was convicted of fraud (the falsification of number plates) and evading e-tolls – cited as a contravention of ..
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Getting To Know Thaba Nchu

Travelling between Bloemfontein and Thaba Nchu will become easier and more pleasant. This stretch of the N8 is being substantially upgraded. The contract value is some R920 million and work is scheduled to be completed in ..
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A Bus Station Like No Other

SANRAL’s creative design approach of bus stations for the Tshwane Rapid Transit (TRT) programme has helped to blend functionality with the rich architectural heritage in the capital city. Historically important buildings that connect the early days ..
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Off The Beaten Track – Gauteng

Driving through South Africa’s smallest province, Gauteng, is easy because of the quality of the roads. There is much to do, and the offering covers a wide spectrum, making it difficult to decide what to include ..
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Closer Together

Citrusdal and Cederberg in the Western Cape are now closer together, or, at least, travelling time between them has been reduced. And travel will be safer as a result of SANRAL investing R450 million in improvements ..
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