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SANRAL is pivotal in youth development pipeline

Heidie Harper – SANRAL’s General Manager of Skills Development From scholarships and bursaries to community development, training, and support for SMMEs, SANRAL builds much more than physical infrastructure. Investment in future generations is a national priority ..

Major boost for road infrastructure development

Image: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana allocated R812 billion to public infrastructure investment over the next three years, which he described as “the backbone of a thriving economy”. Minister Godogwana made the allocation ..

Black-owned SMMEs to the fore in SANRAL projects

SANRAL’s road construction and maintenance projects not only benefit road users – they also improve lives and livelihoods among local communities and help transform the construction and engineering sectors in South Africa. In line with SANRAL’s ..

SANRAL invests more than R1.2 billion in Matatiele roads

Thandile Makwabe, SANRAL Southern Region’s Transformation Officer The Eastern Cape town of Matatiele is set to benefit from road construction and maintenance projects worth more than R1.2 billion. According to SANRAL’s Southern Region’s Regional ..

Progress on the N2 Wild Coast Road

The N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) project is strategically positioned on the N2 connecting four provinces – Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga – while connecting the cities and towns of Cape Town, George, Knysna, ..

SANRAL to invest R90m in Xhariep District Municipality

SANRAL will invest more than R90 million on a road infrastructure project in the Mohokare and Kopanong local municipalities of Xhariep District Municipality in the Free State. Addressing the local business community of Trompsburg, SANRAL Eastern Region’s transformation officer James ..

Gearing up for electric vehicles

Kobus van der Walt, who heads up SANRAL’s Technical Innovation Hub. The National Department of Transport, guided by the Green Transport Strategy, wants to grow the uptake of electric vehicles in South Africa. Among others, it ..

Creating opportunities for girls in engineering

Bursary recipient Tess Dube is a 3rd Year Civil Engineering student at Stellenbosch University. Women deserve acknowledgement and recognition for their exceptional achievements and safe spaces within which to excel. SANRAL advocates for transformation in the ..

Ismail Essa, SANRAL’s Transformation Manager

Ismail Essa, SANRAL’s Transformation Manager SANRAL is committed to genuine economic transformation that will see black businesses grow and prosper. Says Ismael Essa, SANRAL’s Transformation Manager: “Now more than ever, we are called upon to drive ..

SANRAL’s R30bn shovel-ready projects

SANRAL has advertised 278 maintenance, operations and construction projects worth approximately R30.2 billion. SANRAL is ready to implement a number of construction projects as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for infrastructure development projects to unlock ..