Sanral CEO lambasted over news that a mainly foreign-owned consortium has a R4bn contract to collect tolls on the new Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project.
Construction group Brikor announced that its fully diluted headline loss per share for the six months ended August 2010 was 1.7c against 0.1c diluted earnings.
The fee structure for the Gauteng freeway network will include discounts for off-peak travel, e-tag users, frequent users and qualifying public transport operators.
Recent disruptions to the supply of bitumen may encourage road builders to try an alternative technology developed by the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research.
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba announced the panel of experts to investigate the substantial increases in costs and schedule delays of Transnet’s new multiproduct pipeline.
The government’s poor investment in infrastructure is hurting the construction sector, and analysts warn that further delays in spending will frustrate job creation across the economy.
Shares in Murray & Roberts plummeted by more than 11.75%, or R4.66- R34.99 on the JSE after the group statement that it expects a marked decline in half year earnings.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup left behind a landmark transport legacy for South Africa, but the country's long-standing troubles such as chronic potholes remain too.
Protech Khuthele has reported basic headline earnings per share of 5.9c for the 6 months ended August 2010 from 13.0c for the corresponding period a year ago.
Diversified mining and construction materials supplier Buildmax suffered a heavy loss for the 6 months to August due to a hangover from the global economic crisis.
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