Irma Venter
Irma Venter is a Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
More consultation on Gauteng toll roads required, despite Sanral deadline
1st November 2011 Despite the announcement by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) that it would go live in February with the toll system on the... →
Tshwane metro to cut development approvals to 34 days
6th September 2011 The Tshwane metropolitan council would cut turnaround time on development applications, especially from a town planning perspective, from between... →
Gauteng transport plan architects seek assistance in mapping province’s future
17th August 2011 The 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... →
Cabinet signs off on lowered toll tariffs; taxis, buses big winners
11th August 2011 Cabinet on Wednesday approved the final toll tariffs for the roughly 200 km of road improved in the first phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement... →
54 trains cancelled as cable thieves knock wind out of Gautrain service
11th August 2011 Fifty-four trains were cancelled on the Gautrain’s Hatfield-Centurion service on Wednesday owing to overnight copper cable theft in Tshwane.... →
Phase two of Gautrain to open on August 2 − but only to Rosebank
28th July 2011 The Johannesburg-Pretoria link of the R26.4-billion Gautrain project would open on August 2, at 05:30, said Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi on... →
Affordability, economic fallout remain key toll-road concerns
20th July 2011 The biggest issue around the drive to toll the freeways refurbished under the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) was the lack of... →
Gautrain start date creeps to August as underground water poses challenge
12th July 2011 The Johannesburg – Pretoria link of the Gautrain should open in “two to three weeks”, said Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack van der Merwe on... →
Don’t bet on the fuel levy to cover GFIP costs, warns Cronin
11th July 2011 It was unlikely that the R20-billion debt incurred to build the first phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) would be recovered... →
Toll revision steering committee announces proposed new fees
30th June 2011 The Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) toll fee steering committee on Thursday put forward new, lower toll tariffs for the 185 km of road... →
Gautrain hopeful of July start
28th June 2011 According to current planning, the second phase of the Gautrain project should open by the end of July, says Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack... →
Nationalisation talk undermines confidence, say auto industry gurus
24th June 2011 “Radical, irresponsible statements” about nationalisation were undermining the propensity to buy new vehicles, said former McCarthy Group CEO Brand... →
Deformed asphalt surfacing on N1 to be repaired – Sanral
21st June 2011 The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) on Tuesday responded to comments by Engineering News Online readers (see ‘Toll fee... →
Toll fee collection still months away, bulk of construction to wrap up end-June
20th June 2011 “We are in the hands of the Department of Transport (DoT) as to when tolling will begin in Gauteng,” says South African National Roads Agency... →
Toll fee announcement expected in July – DoT
6th June 2011 Gauteng residents should know in July what the new, revised toll fees will be for the 185 km of road refurbished and expanded under the Gauteng... →
HIV/Aids programme receives 10 new mobile clinics as it looks to expand
3rd June 2011 The Trucking Wellness programme on Friday received ten new mobile clinics, used to combat the spread of HIV/Aids in the trucking industry, taking... →
Countdown begins as Gautrain steams towards June deadline
27th May 2011 With roughly one month remaining before the second leg of the Gautrain rapid-rail system is scheduled to open, construction work along the... →
June 23 toll collection start unlikely as new fee structure only expected 'in few weeks'
12th May 2011 The Department of Transport (DoT) on Thursday warned that it would still take a few weeks before a new toll fee structure for the Gauteng freeways... →
Gautrain to charge R49 for single Pretoria, JHB trip
6th April 2011 It would cost commuters R49 to travel on the Gautrain between the Hatfield station, in Pretoria, and Park station, in central Johannesburg. This... →
Gauteng toll contract more than it appears, says Kapsch’s local partner
31st March 2011 Traffic Management Technologies (TMT), the South African partner of Austrian toll technology firm, Kapsch, says the Gauteng open-road toll road... →
30c/l levy will cover costs of clean fuels production – Sapia
11th March 2011 A fuel levy of 30 c/l implemented over a seven-year period will be able to recover the costs required to upgrade South Africa’s refinery fleet to... →
Committee to make toll fee recommendations by end-April
8th March 2011 The steering committee to investigate the toll tariff structure proposed for implementation on 185 km of Gauteng's highways at the end of June,... →
Road freight body proposes 12c/km toll fee for trucks, 5c/km for cars
23rd February 2011 In a strongly worded statement released on Wednesday, South Africa’s Road Freight Association (RFA) proposed “a realistic fee of 12c/km” for trucks... →
Ndebele to ask Cabinet approval for high-speed Durban-JHB rail link
22nd February 2011 The Department of Transport is ready to present its high-speed rail project, planned for the Durban—Johannesburg route, to Cabinet for approval, it... →
AA opens Gauteng toll petition, says fuel tax should cover costs
22nd February 2011 The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) on Monday launched a petition against the implementation of a tolling system on 185 km of upgraded... →
SA labour, power, theft risk much higher than world average – survey
22nd February 2011 In South Africa, the risk of protracted labour disputes is 2,5 times higher than the world average. This is according to the second phase of the... →
Transport Minister invites Gauteng toll 'proposals, solutions'
18th February 2011 Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Friday called for “constructive proposals and solutions” to the toll road system to be introduced on 185 km... →
Toll fees to impact on prices, logistics industry costs
10th February 2011 It appears highly likely that consumers will pay more for goods in Gauteng stores as a result of the introduction of toll fees on 185 km of the... →
Nehawu 'deeply worried' about Gauteng toll plan, calls for further consultation
8th February 2011 The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) said on Tuesday that it was “deeply worried about government’s decision to... →
Toll fees to have 'horrific implications', AA argues
7th February 2011 The announcement of the toll fees to be levied on a large portion of Gauteng’s freeways from June 23, has some “horrific implications” for... →
Sanral announces final Gauteng toll fees and discounts
4th February 2011 Gauteng car users will pay 66c/km when the province’s open-road toll collection system goes live on June 23. →
Gauteng toll fees finalised, awaiting Transport Minister’s approval
13th January 2011 The toll tariff structure for the Gauteng freeways was with the Minister of Transport, Sibusiso Ndebele, awaiting his approval, said South African... →
Deliberately weakened rand could 'bite us in the leg', warns Twine
2nd November 2010 Exports from South Africa were less hampered by the strong rand than by the poor performance of the G7 economies, said Econometrix senior director... →
Public sector wage deal to eat into infrastructure budget – report
22nd September 2010 Research house Industry Insight noted in its newest 'Construction Monitor' report, issued on Wednesday, that it expected the public sector strike... →
Govt identifies three high-speed rail links for possible development
1st September 2010 The National Department of Transport (DoT) said on Wednesday that it had completed a detailed investment programme of action for the South African... →
Treasury says double-cabs to be taxed from March 1, at higher threshold and rate
26th August 2010 Treasury confirmed on Thursday that the sale of new double-cab pick-ups would be subject to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions tax from March 1, 2011. →
Double-cab carbon tax delayed to 2011, threshold to be higher than for cars
25th August 2010 South African consumers would start paying carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions tax on new double-cab pick-ups in the first half of next year, with the... →
Treasury turns down request to exempt pick-ups from carbon tax
4th August 2010 The National Treasury on Tuesday denied a request by the local automotive industry to exempt double cabs and small pick-ups (bakkies) from a new... →
Carbon tax on cars and pick-ups to earn govt R450m/y
20th July 2010 The green tax to be placed on light vehicles from September 1 is expected to earn the national fiscus an estimated R450-million in the 2010/11... →
Toll fee announcement expected in October – Sanral
24th June 2010 Gauteng motorists should know by October exactly how much they would pay a kilometre to travel on Gauteng's new and improved freeways, said South... →
R75bn needed as 40% of provincial roads reach 'crisis point' – Minister
24th May 2010 South Africa required R75-billion over the next five years to maintain its road network, said Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele on Monday.... →
