GIBB Engineering has completed a feasibility study into the construction and operational feasibility of connecting the existing Western Precinct to Midfield Development at OR Tambo International Airport. The research could […]
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N3: South Africa’s lifeblood (part 5)
…continued from part four. Seventeen vehicle message sign boards along the route communicate information to drivers, be it about an accident or to warn of inhibiting smoke. With over 50 […]
N3: South Africa’s lifeblood (part 4)
…continued from part three. Tollcare is the contractor responsible for all route services along the N3. An important task is to man the bespoke snow vehicle as and when required. […]
N3: South Africa’s lifeblood (part 3)
…continued from part two. The N3TC is a client of the De Hoek plaza and as such has a collaborative partnership with it. Risk has to be managed in a way […]
N3: South Africa’s lifeblood (part 2)
…continued from part 1. Zimele Investment Enterprises Company (ZIEC), manages six truck stops along the N3 route, where overly tired drivers are removed from the road. The needs of the truck, […]
N3: South Africa’s lifeblood (part 1)
Tristan Wiggill gets first-hand experience of what happens behind the scenes on one of South Africa’s most important arterial trade routes. Spanning Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal, tens […]
Sharing the road responsibly
The Maputo Development Corridor is designed to stimulate trade, through competent infrastructure and the opening up of South African markets to Mozambican producers. Trans African Concessions (TRAC), a founding member […]
Cross-border projects dependent on cost
The impetus for cross-country projects in Africa has always been motivated by the cost of doing business on the continent. There have been noticeable improvements in sectors such as the […]
Kenya produces enabling environment for trade
The new democratic dispensation in Kenya has produced an enabling climate for infrastructure development. The first economic development policy that came out of the National Rainbow Coalition Government in 2002 […]
Pulling out the stops
Martin Modise provides an update on the formation of a One-Stop Border Post between South Africa and Mozambique. An agreement was signed between the presidents of South Africa and Mozambique, […]