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Sanral is still facing e-toll hole

Article Lynley Donnelly - 19 Jul 2019

Political divisions have resurrected debate over whether it is fair to pay for Gauteng’s e-tolls through the fuel levy

Mboweni opposes Sanral stance on e-tolls

Article Natasha Marrian - 28 Mar 2019

The finance minister has come out contradicting his ANC colleagues, saying he was unhappy about Sanral’s decision

The road to success is always under construction

Article Advertising Supplement - 26 Oct 2018

Sanral is proud to be voted one of South Africa's Top Employers 2019

Sanral bears brunt of lack of government clarity on e-tolls

Article Lameez Omarjee - 21 Aug 2018

It has emerged that Sanral struggled to raise the R20.6-billion budgeted e-toll revenue

Talk of state spending rings hollow

Article Lynley Donnelly - 17 Aug 2018

Rand jitters question the state’s ability to provide an economic stimulus and to continue to bail out parastatals

SANRAL: 20 years of service

Article Leigh Wils - 29 Jun 2018

Through bursaries, scholarships and working with SMMEs, the roads agency is building a South Africa Mandela would be proud of

New SANRAL policy pushes transformation in construction and engineering sectors

Article Rumana Akoob - 29 Jun 2018

Roads agency commits to maximising involvement of black South Africans in all of its processes

Whither the Mandela of the history books?

Article Gemma Ritchie - 27 Jun 2018

The Mandela centenary is being celebrated amidst great contestation over his legacy

Petrol, toll fees to add to consumer debt burden

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Apr 2018

The department of energy announced that petrol prices would increase 49c/l on May 2, while diesel will increase by 59c/l at most

Outa governance is ‘out of line’

Article Heidi Swart - 26 Apr 2018

Duvenage’s spending on donations and advertising without consulting his board has caused a parade of execs to leave the anti-corruption watchdog

Finally: How government plans to fund free education

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 21 Feb 2018

Funding fee-free university education will come at a cost

Gigaba wants forensic probe into allegations into ‘governance concerns’ at PIC

Article Lynley Donnelly - 6 Oct 2017

Gigaba has also asked the PIC to provide a list of all the investments it has made, and their beneficiaries, to the national treasury.

The nightmare on e-toll street: Sanral is in massive debt that is mounting rapidly

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Aug 2016

The road agency’s debt is mounting rapidly and is six times greater than it was in 2007.

W Cape could fork out 3 times more than Gauteng for etolls

Article Catherine Rice - 11 Aug 2015

A group of Democratic Alliance supporters gathered outside the Western Cape High Court earlier on Tuesday, chanting "No to Tolls".

Judicial activism can’t just flout the Constitution

Article Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 9 Apr 2015

An appeal court ruling shows how comparative law can go against the tenets of our democracy.

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