Provincial legislatures must insist on debating the e-tolling legislation, the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa) said on Wednesday. “There can be no argument against the fact that an e-toll system introduced within the confines of any urban area will have a considerable impact on road congestion, maintenance, and other pertinent matters at a […]

  The government’s infrastructure programme is helping combat the effects of the recession and sparking new investment deals, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel. He told an infrastructure cluster media briefing that a combination of investment, particularly in energy, transport and logistics, had lifted the investment rate to 19.2% of the gross domestic product (GDP) […]

Medium-term capital expenditure by major State-owned companies (SoCs) is projected to reach R381.9-billion over the next three years, with investments by Eskom, Transnet and the South African National Roads Agency accounting for 90% this amount. This projected spend formed part of the R847-billion government expected to spend on infrastructure over the next three years. In […]