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            <author>Mariaan Webb</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Technology partners of Bidvest Mobility, Zebra Technologies and FarEye, highlighted the growing role of digitalisation, automation and AI in improving transport and logistics efficiency at the Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo, held in Midrand. Speaking to Engineering News, Zebra Technologies senior account manager Bianca Dalgarno said the company's technologies help transport and logistics operators gain real-time visibility of assets and operations, enabling more efficient and accurate deliveries. The company offers solutions including radio frequency identification, fixed industrial scanning, machine vision, mobile computing and mobile printing technologies.]]></description>
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            <title>Driving fleet efficiency with Shell Fleet Solutions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In today’s competitive transport industry, fleet operators face increasing pressure to reduce operating costs, improve efficiency, and minimise vehicle downtime. Achieving these goals requires more than just quality lubricants; it demands a strategic partner that understands the challenges of modern fleet management.]]></description>
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            <title>TRIM invites bids for lease of three Western Cape stations</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) is inviting private companies to bid to lease, develop and operate three station facilities in the Western Cape for a minimum lease period of ten years. The request for proposals (RFP) covers what TRIM describes as ‘Phase 1 of its Station Leasing Programme in the Western Region’ and involves the Dal Josafat, Huguenot and Bitterfontein station sites.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial Zones Programme chief operations officer Stieneke Jensma discusses the need for development finance institutions and commercials banks to play a role in the development of projects within the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone during the RBIDZ’s Project Funding Pitch held in Johannesburg from May 7 to 8.
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            <description><![CDATA[Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone business development executive manager Simthembile Mapu discusses the RBIDZ’s project pipeline at its Project Funding Pitch held in Johannesburg from May 7 to 8.]]></description>
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            <title>SEZ support key to South Africa’s reindustrialisation drive</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industrial Zones Programme senior technical advisor Mxolisi Matshamba discusses the critical role of support for SEZ’s in South Africa’s reindustrialisation programme at the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone’s Project Funding Pitch held in Johannesburg from May 7 to 8.
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            <title>R1.7bn allocated to MyCiTi service in Cape Town’s draft budget; R1.9bn for road maintenance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate’s proposed operational budget for the financial year, starting July 1, is more than R4.7-billion, which includes R1.7-billion for operating the MyCiTi bus service. Regular and ongoing road maintenance is also a priority, says Urban Mobility MMC Rob Quintas.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>Joburg reviewing transport best practices, current system to design integrated system</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Johannesburg's (CoJ's) Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) is starting with the next phase of the Joburg Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan (CITP) that will help define what a better transport system for the city looks like. This 12-month transport indicators and target setting phase will review best practices and global trends in transport planning, assess the current state of Johannesburg’s transport system and engage stakeholders and communities to set clear, measurable targets for the future.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Having secured a contract to modernise the Craiova–Filiași section of the Craiova–Caransebeș railway in Romania, mobility solutions provider Alstom notes that the project will deploy European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Level 2 signalling and electrification, enhancing overall capacity, energy efficiency and service reliability, thereby transforming rail travel for the region. The agreement was signed by the Asocierea TrackWorks consortium – which comprises Alstom and civil works company Terna Tourist Technical and Maritime Societe Anonyme – with the Romanian State rail infrastructure operator CFR SA.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <title>Rail corridor revival will bolster service, safety </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The revival of the Mitchells Plain rail corridor in the Western Cape – undertaken by South African passenger rail transport company Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), in collaboration with the City of Cape Town (CoCT) – is nearing completion, with rail infrastructure repair and upgrades already completed. The revival project includes key upgrades, such as the replacement and repair of rail tracks, overhead electrical infrastructure and substations, and a new signalling system, says PRASA marketing and communication head Zinobulali Mihi.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Transport company Uber in November launched its Uber Go Electric offering for South Africa at an event in Johannesburg, and also used the occasion to highlight its recently-established Uber Moto offering.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town aims to be the first South African city to take over the management of its passenger rail system. This follows the tabling of a Rail Business Plan, with the council set to consider its adoption on December 4.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots as part of the new south–east route expansion that will link Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain with Claremont and Wynberg. Construction on the R430-million project started in August 2022.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots on the corner of Spine road and Mew way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain and is progressing with its Edward Avenue housing project in the Grassy Park area of Ottery. The two MyCiTi 7.5-ha depots – which are equipped with automated bus cleaners, mechanical workshops, office space, refuelling facilities, and underground electric bus charging facilities – will both be able to store 145 buses that will travel the south-east route expansion.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The construction works for the upgrade of the N2 and N3 freeways in KwaZulu-Natal – worth R19-billion for the N2 and R33-billion for the N3 – are on track for completion in 2032, says SANRAL KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Head Dudley Mbambo. Construction work started between 2020 and 2022, and the upgrade will contribute toward the creation of freeways and interchanges that are “sufficiently capacitated” for commuter transport, freight and logistics purposes.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Transport (DoT) has kickstarted a request-for-information (RFI) process for private companies interested in investing in South Africa’s passenger-rail system. Speaking at a media briefing at the end of October, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said the State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) had commissioned 35 out of its 40 passenger corridors by the end of May, and had achieved a yearly audited figure of 77-million passenger journeys.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The second phase of Operation Vulindlela is progressing across the various reforms, it was highlighted during a Phase II progress report for the second quarter, on October 31.   Operation Vulindlela is a joint initiative of the Presidency and the National Treasury, aimed at achieving more rapid and inclusive economic growth through a programme of far-reaching economic reforms.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town (CoCT) is mulling a number of measures to ease growing traffic congestion, including the introduction of high-occupancy lanes and congestion charging. This means that, in future, car users may pay to enter high-traffic areas during peak hours, and that selected lanes may be reserved for vehicles with more than a certain number of occupants, as well as for buses and minibus taxis.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed the construction of two new MyCiTi bus depots as part of the new south-east route expansion that will link Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain with Claremont and Wynberg. Construction on the R430-million project started in August, 2022.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Department of Transport (DoT) has kickstarted a request-for-information (RFI) process for private companies interested in investing in South Africa’s passenger-rail system. Speaking at a media briefing on the weekend, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said the State-owned Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) had commissioned 35 out of its 40 passenger corridors by the end of May, and had achieved a yearly audited figure of 77-million passenger journeys.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Gautrain, in partnership with the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system, implemented a high-impact public transport activation at a high-traffic intersection in Sandton on October 24, as part of Transport Month. Now in its second year, this campaign is an initiative by Gautrain, together with the Rea Vaya and A Re Yeng BRT systems, with the aim of reigniting and igniting a shift among motorists to public transport.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[City of Johannesburg executive mayor Dada Morero and Transport MMC Kenny Kunene, accompanied by representatives of the taxi industry, will launch Phase 1C(a) of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) system, on October 23. The city’s latest Rea Vaya expansion extends the BRT system from the inner city to Sandton.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The City of Cape Town (CoCT) is mulling a number of measures to ease growing congestion, including the introduction of high-occupancy lanes and congestion charging. This means that car users may, in future, pay to enter high-traffic areas during peak hours, and that selected lanes may be reserved for vehicles with more than a certain number of occupants, as well as for buses and minibus taxis.]]></description>
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