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Gauteng transport plan architects seek assistance in mapping province’s future
Image by Gyver ChangThe Gauteng government team tasked with drawing up a new 25-year integrated transport plan for the province would go out on tender for a consortium to assist it “in a few weeks”, said task team leader and Gautrain boss Jack van der Merwe on Wednesday.Speaking at the Intelligent Transport Society… Read more...
Truck Accident Rate - SARF Believes the Answer Is At Hand
Image by Rupert GanzerThe South African Road Federation (SARF) has appealed to the Minister of Transport to implement its road freight quality system (RFQS) as a means of addressing the unacceptably high accident rate in the road freight haulage industry.SARF president, Mutshutshu Nxumalo, says the time for theorising is over. “Overturned trucks are… Read more...
Call for your participation in Logistics Survey
Image by Andrew BoothThe Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (Africa) at the University of Johannesburg is repeating its 2003 and 2008 surveys to ascertain trends and statistics with regard to current practices in logistics outsourcing in South Africa (SA). Much interest has been shown in the trends that were identified and it… Read more...
Taxi Industry Wants To Launch Airline
Image by Tambako the JaguarThe taxi industry wants to expand into other transport modes including buses, trains and even airplanes, the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) says."We will be launching a low-cost airline," Nkululeko Buthelezi, business development officer for Santaco, told potential investors and reporters in Johannesburg."I can see some of you rolling your… Read more...
Road Federation Spells Out Six-Point Road Rejuvenation Strategy
Image by JasmicThe South African Road Federation (SARF) has proposed a six-point rejuvenation strategy to reverse the decay in South Africa's crumbling provincial and municipal road infrastructure.In a statement SARF president Mutshutshu Nxumalo said the ongoing deterioration of South Africa's provincial road network was costing the South African economy and road users… Read more...