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WHAT SANRAL DOES FOR THE PEOPLE

2 BUILDING SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH BETTER ROADS

Connecting communities to opportunities

Skhumbuzo Macozoma

Developing and uplifting communities is part of what the South African National Roads Agency does. We don’t just develop in the

physical sense – in terms of infrastructure – we ensure that the communities along our roads develop economically as well.

Working with the people When we build roads, we also build

communities. We do this for those who live close to our roads but also in a wider

sense. For the latter we help with scholarships and bursaries, arrange for the intake of interns, we have partnerships with a number of universities to enhance the knowledge of science and maths among school children, as well as support chairs at three universities to grow the understanding of engineering and maths.

The key motivation is to enable local communities to continue to enjoy the long-term

economic benefits of SANRAL projects long after they have been completed.

Ismail Essa

We have a very deliberate approach, best expressed by the principle: work with the people

for the transportation needs of the people.

Since its establishment 20 years ago, SANRAL has ensured that a significant portion of its work actually benefits the local labour force, including small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) situated close to its national road network. Educating and training young people is also an important aspect of our work.

The key motivation is to enable local communities to continue to enjoy the long-term economic benefits of SANRAL projects long after they have been completed. We want to ensure that communities participate in empowerment initiatives.

SANRAL’s community development programmes focus on providing pedestrian facilities and safe

access points next to the national road network. We create job opportunities and help develop skills by training locals in the fields of construction and road building. We encourage – and in fact require – the active participation of local small businesses on all our projects.

During the last financial year, SANRAL has undertaken 24 community development projects in various provinces.

The combined value of these amounted to R257m. The prioritisation of SMMEs, particularly those owned by women and black people, including the hiring and training of local workers, continues on community development projects where labour-intensive construction methods are used.

Through various partnerships with universities, SANRAL also continues to promote the teaching and learning of young people. These partnerships include the SANRAL Chair in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education with the University of the Free State; the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Pipeline Project (STEM PP) at Nelson Mandela University and the Family Math and Science Programme.

To strengthen our community development efforts, SANRAL is developing a focused strategy to ensure maximum impact.

As stated in the National Development Plan, roads are South Africa’s largest single public asset. They are conduits for economic activity. We connect people so they can do business.

Skhumbuzo Macozoma is SANRAL’s CEO

We work very closely with the communities who live near our roads. We have a very deliberate approach, best expressed by the principle: work with the people for the transportation needs of the people.

Our aim is to have 30% of contract work done by local SMMEs, preferably black and woman-owned. They are continuously trained to be able to manage their companies and their staff also undergoes training courses to teach them various technical skills related to the work of road building and maintenance. The intention is to leave behind skills and experience to assist the SMME and its employees to find work

once the SANRAL contract has come to an end.We know that our roads are not only for cars and trucks. We keep other road users such as cyclists and pedestrians in mind too, and where necessary, build special facilities for them. We take road safety seriously and run road safety programmes in schools near our construction projects.

We establish Project Liaison Committees (PLCs) for all our projects in the different communities

where we are active. The PLCs consist of local people, contractors, businesses, interest groups and SANRAL-delegated representatives. These committees are the voice of the community, communicating its needs to SANRAL.

Economic growth without proper roads is impossible. But in the end, it is all about the people we serve. SANRAL’s approach to its business is always to take the needs of communities into account: working with the people for the people.

Ismail Essa is SANRAL’s Transformation Manager

INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY 2018 3

Working with the people

The positive socio-economic effects anticipated from SANRAL’s N2 Wild Coast Road (N2WCR) are beginning to materialise. Black-owned

construction company Masakhane Project Managers has been appointed to supply aggregate for the Mtentu Bridge construction, a contract worth R54m.

They will mine and process rock from their dolorite quarry at Dudumeni Village, near Flagstaff. Poverty is prevalent in the area, with the majority of the population unemployed. The approximately 60 job opportunities anticipated from the Masakhane

N2 Wild Coast legacy project empowers women

N2WCR boosts black business on many levels

subcontract will be a source of relief for the community.

The Mtentu Bridge is an essential component of the greenfields section of the N2WCR, which will provide road users with an 85km-shorter route compared with the current N2 route.

Managing director and founder of Masakhane Ayanda Notshweleka, born and raised in Flagstaff, has experience in the construction industry that spans more than a decade. As a quantity surveyor, the

company he founded in 2004 does construction, project management, civil and building, property development, cost consulting and quarry mining.

Notshweleka uses hired equipment for his projects, but said that a contract of this magnitude enables him to approach banks for financing to actually purchase his own plant equipment – which can cost anything from R30m upwards.

“Quarry mining is a white-dominated sector in the region. Initiatives such as this one by SANRAL, to support black quarry mining companies, contribute to the transformation of the industry,” he said.

“Masakhane has subcontracted transportation of the material, from the quarry to the bridge site, to three local trucking cooperatives from Bizana, Flagstaff and Lusikisiki. This will create 30 additional job opportunities. We also plan to train 15 young women from neighbouring villages to obtain learners and drivers licences,” Notshweleka said.

The aim is to appoint these women as trainee drivers with the respective trucking associations upon completion of the training programme.

Twelve women from the communities of Mtentu and Lusikisiki (OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo Districts), recently completed a training

programme that has provided them with the skills needed to sew overalls for contractors and labourers working on the Mtentu Bridge construction project.

The group of trainees comprised five women and one man from Mtentu in the North Bank of the bridge, as well as seven women and one man from Lusikisiki in the South Bank.

The group underwent further training through a business skills programme in June.

Contractor training executive Robert Simelane of Aveng Grinaker-LTA, the main contractors for the construction of the bridge, said: “The plan is to set the group up into two cooperatives tasked with branding protective equipment, as well as sewing overalls for the contractors and Mtentu Bridge project labourers.”

“We want this group to be self-sufficient when the Mtentu Bridge project concludes,” he said.

Iphulo Lamampondokazi Primary Cooperative, a local cooperative comprised of three beadwork trainers

and two sewing trainers, was subcontracted by Aveng Grinaker-LTA to deliver the training programme.

Lead trainer Buyiswa Mdontso (Sis B) said that the group was quick to learn.

“For some, it was their first interaction with a sewing machine. The training covered tracksuit and overalls sewing techniques. Such training presents the trainees an opportunity to generate additional income through sewing tracksuits for local schools,” she said.

SANRAL Southern Region Community Development Specialist Mongezi Noah said the trainees were selected by the project liaison committee because of their reputation for good-quality work.

“The community was consulted and agreed that these are the type of people they could send for training. These individuals were not working and the only thing that helps them put food on the table is sewing. But living in rural areas where people seldom use their services makes them suffer even more,” he said.

“The intention is for them to continue with the skill, thus expanding it to tourism by supplying traditional garments and many other things that would provide stock for an envisaged tourist centre at the bridge.

Not to mention that they will create more job opportunities for the amaMpondo community.”

Nompumelelo Nokoni, one of the women trainees, said she developed an interest in the programme because it would contribute towards her independence. “Through this programme, I gained a lot of knowledge and experience. I did not even know how to operate a sewing machine before and now I can operate it with ease,” she said.

Reflecting on how she plans to use her skill beyond the Mtentu Bridge construction project, Nombuyiselo Phiwayo said: “The aim is to do good in this project and impress SANRAL to hire us as permanent employees, so that I can take care of myself and family.”

Sibongiseni Ntsema, a local well known for his work, was selected to ensure that people living with disabilities also benefit from the project. Ntsema is wheelchair-bound.

“In the past, I could only sew traditional clothing, so I now have an added skill. They have also promised to get me an arm-roller sewing machine to make things easier for me,” he said.

The Mtentu Bridge project forms part of the greenfields portion of SANRAL’s N2 Wild Coast Road project, which extends 560km from the Gonubie interchange in East London to the Isipingo interchange south of Durban, and is set to save road users up to three hours of travel time when it is complete.

Approximately R4m has been spent on local subcontractors, SMMEs and local suppliers on the Mtentu Bridge construction project – a considerable contribution to the local economy and job creation.

At the end of the 40-month construction period, the 1.1km long Mtentu Bridge will break records as the highest bridge in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere at 223m up.

SANRAL responded to these findings and developed new road safety education material where road safety as a transversal subject is introduced into maths and languages. The developed content introduces interactive strategies that promote play,

self-awareness, personal reflection and exploration in a safe environment. The development of content for Grades R-6 is complete and training of teachers started in September 2017. During the 2017/18 financial year, 207 teachers

attended train-the-trainer workshops, 853 teachers received resources to implement road safety education in the classroom and 38 462 learners from 116 schools benefited.


Road safety education

• School management actively promotes road safety education by supporting educators in planning and implementing road safety

education within the curriculum.

• School management actively promotes road safety education by supporting educators in planning and implementing road safety education within the curriculum.

• Encourage and support school-community participation in school road safety programmes that may facilitate long-term behaviour change.

• Review and update the school traffic environment to encourage and support parents and caregivers to practice road safety skills.

• Provide parents and caregivers with information that will assist them to reinforce appropriate road safety messages and learning at home.

• Provide parents and caregivers with practical and planned modelling opportunities to display appropriate road behaviour to their children.

• Establish and maintain links and involve community agencies and local government in the delivery of road safety messages to support school curriculum.

• Engage, train and resource school health service staff to complement and support road safety education programmes and other initiatives.

PRINCIPLE AND DESCRIPTION



PRINCIPLE AND DESCRIPTION• Implementation of evidence-based road safety programmes and initiatives in schools reflect local research and current legislation to ensure an appropriate

community context is given to the programmes.

This acts asz overarching principle within which curriculum, ethics, environment, parents and community can be conceptualised.

• Embed road safety education within a curriculum, which will ensure timeous, developmentally appropriate and ongoing road safety education throughout the school year. By embedding road safety education in a curriculum, learners and educators are provided with the knowledge and awareness of the importance of road safety education throughout all the

developmental phases.

• School management supports educators to implement road safety education effectively, by ensuring access to

appropriate resources and professional development opportunities. The professional development of educators

remains an important resource in the implementation of road safety education programmes.

• Use learner-centred, interactive strategies to enhance skills, knowledge, attitudes, motivation and behaviour. Interactive strategies include activities that promote play, self-awareness, personal reflection and exploration within a safe environment. Furthermore, peer interaction will also be encouraged and remote communities who are at a greater risk of traffic injury benefit most from learner-centred programmes.

• Actively involve learners in developing skills that will enable them to identify and respond safely

to risky road situations. Active engagement will be facilitated through a combination of classroom

activities and real traffic training.

• Provide information to parents/caregivers that will encourage them to reinforce classroom learning in real

community environments. Classroom activities can only contribute to a change in behaviour if reinforced by on-road practice

that supports classroom programmes.

• Encourage learners to support and influence their peers towards positive road behaviour change. Peers are considered to be influential role models in young people’s social learning. Safe road behaviour, when discussed in peer groups, can greatly enhance learning gains.

• Consult the wider school community when developing road safety guidelines and then disseminate information to families to accept responsibility for implementation.

Road safety education is offered to teachers of schools that fall within SANRAL project

areas. Road safety as a theme is offered in primary schools up to Grade 4. SANRAL

has commissioned research to determine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of

learners attending primary schools. The study made the following recommendations:

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SANRAL and its Huguenot Tunnel and Toll operating partner, Tolcon, have teamed up to help tunnel and toll staff develop new skills

that will add value to them beyond the scope of their current jobs. On 12 September 2018, seven women employees who completed a 20-week training programme that focused on maths literacy and numeracy received their accreditation certificates.


The R573 Moloto Road brings jobs, training and opportunities for local businesses in Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The evidence lies

in the total number of small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) contracted so far, as well as the growing number of registrations of those who want to participate in the project.

Presently there are 1 172 SMMEs registered on the SANRAL database. But with the project being planned for the next four to six years, there is still an opportunity for interested SMMEs to register at the following local municipalities:

SANRAL is committed to the development of small businesses, especially those that are black- and woman-owned. Therefore, a key part of the contractual agreement between SANRAL and the appointed contractors is that those contractors provide training for local small companies. This is to ensure that, at the end of the project, there has been valuable skills transfer and CIDB grades have improved.

Moloto Rd empowerment

In Mpumalanga:Thembisile Hani | Dr JS Moroka

In Limpopo:Ephraim Mogale | Elias Motsoaledi

Certificate ceremony for tunnel and toll staff

environments, where they can now offer better academic support to their children.

SANRAL has carved out a great reputation for its investment in research and education – and will continue to offer training, while encouraging its staff to pursue other avenues of higher learning as well.

SANRAL appointed a service provider to facilitate the training programme. The agency recognises the need to upskill staff, who regularly need arithmetic and numeracy in the workplace.

The participating employees have expressed great appreciation for the training and recognise its value even outside of their daily workplace, in their home


Her groundbreaking work to transform the way maths and science are taught was made possible in part by the SANRAL Chair at UFS

Maboya reached a significant milestone in her life when she qualified as the first black female with a doctorate in mathematics education from the University of Free State, which was made possible by funding from the SANRAL Chair.

Her groundbreaking research was the first to examine the need for and utility of mathematical laboratories at schools.

The theoretical framework that grounded her studies guided her to become self-critical and self-reflective; to listen to teachers’ opinions and to adopt a dialectical approach to interventions that claim to transform teaching practices and empower educators.

Among her career highlights were being awarded a scholarship by the British Council to pursue a Master’s degree in mathematics education in England, and the conceptualisation and initiation of a maths laboratory project that promotes hands-on experience in the teaching and learning of mathematics in the Free State.

She has also led the Provincial Strategy on Learner Attainment team that saw the Free State becoming the top-performing province in South Africa, and she directed the South African delegation to the United Kingdom and France on a fact-finding mission on vocational education, publishing a concept paper on vocational education that will change the future landscape of education.

Dr Maboya’s passion and commitment to her work, actively listening to others, taking every experience as an opportunity to learn, taking calculated risks, fostering creativity and driving innovation are among the traits that make her a brilliant resource for curriculum management.

SANRAL is proud to have been involved with helping such an exceptional individual contribute to South Africa’s STEM talent pool.

Dr Maboya leads the way in STEM

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n an academic partnership that dates back to 2013 between SANRAL and the University of Cape Town (UCT), the expertise of Prof Mark Zuidgeest, from

the University of Twente in The Netherlands, has been invaluable.

Sustainability is at the core of all SANRAL activities, whether these involve strengthening SMMEs, taking care of the environment, or grooming the next generation of engineers. SANRAL continues to nurture talent through mentoring and training and successfully attracts and retains talent through centres of excellence such as the Centre for Transport Studies (CTS).

Under the Chair of Prof Zuidgeest, the CTS focuses on many themes, which vary from mathematical and simulation models to dynamic road land-use models.

Prof Zuidgeest said: “SANRAL’s endowment has enabled UCT’s Centre for Transport Studies to expand from three to four full-time academics. Because of that, CTS can accept more students, contribute to two more courses in the Civil Engineering undergraduate programme and has developed a further three postgraduate courses.”

With some 500 undergraduate and 50 postgraduate students benefitting significantly from the endowment, current and future students all generate vital expertise in the field of transport engineering.

SANRAL’s sponsorship of the Chair in Pavement Engineering, from its inception, was aimed at the development of human capital and

technology in this field. Growth in the diversity profile of South Africa’s pavement engineers is implicitly included in SANRAL’s mandate. It is also undoubtedly a priority for South Africa. How can the SANRAL Chair achieve its objective in the empowerment of black engineers? Just as the concept of uBuntu can be described by “As we rise, we lift”, so coursework is a means of uplifting the young professionals to a stronger position. Nine specialised postgraduate courses have been developed including pavement materials, design, construction and management, all aimed at honing the graduate engineers’ skill in the

UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCHroads industry. At the same time, practitioners need to be kept abreast of new developments and global game changers in pavement technology. Through the involvement of international pavement experts, the courses address these areas. To date, 82 students have graduated with degrees in pavement engineering. More importantly, the SANRAL Chair’s postgraduate programme has enabled the promotion of the diversity profile within South Africa, at Stellenbosch University. Within the Department of Civil Engineering and the Pavement Division more representative demographic profiles have emerged, as seen in the diagram below (BCI represents all non-white race groups, where African students comprise more than 90%).

An exciting three-way partnership, which started in 2016, exists between SANRAL, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

(CSIR) and University of Pretoria (UP) for the establishment and management of an integrated set of National Reference and Research Laboratories for development and testing of materials used in transport and transport infrastructure. The facilities, situated at the CSIR and two campuses of UP, are to be staffed by highly skilled professionals. The current status of the Integrated Laboratory Facility on the UP Hillcrest campus is that the final tender documentation is currently being prepared, and that construction will start, as per original programme, during the second half of 2018. Planned completion of the facility is towards the end of 2019.

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Mantlhake Julia Maboya, deputy director for curriculum management at the Free State department of education, aims to make

sure every child in the system has access to quality education.

Being highly adventurous and inquisitive, Dr Maboya was motivated to venture into demanding fields, determined to prove that with excellent teachers, the difficulty of maths and science subjects for learners and students can be conquered.

“Mathematics and science are vital subjects, as the demands of the fourth Industrial Revolution require our youth to acquire competencies to analyse, design, innovate and solve problems for which the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects are essential,” she says.

SANRAL Chair Prof. Kim Jenkins, in the Civil Engineering Department, at the University of Stellenbosch.


A look into SANRAL’s training academyA new crop of civil engineering graduates who

have benefited from SANRAL bursaries has joined the agency’s Technical Excellence

Academy (TEA) in Port Elizabeth. Ivan Ellis, (now retired) professional civil engineer and former TEA mentor, explained: “While the candidates all graduated from university, the TEA is where they will complete their practical skills training, which will enable them to register as fully-fledged professionals with the Engineering Council of South Africa (Ecsa). At the TEA, candidates have the opportunity to participate in a structured training programme under the supervision of experienced professional civil engineers.” Shakeel Chicktay graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2015 with a BSc in Civil Engineering. His interest in the industry started when he was in high school. “If I didn’t get a bursary, I would have had to make use of student loans to pay for my studies. The financial stability of having a SANRAL bursary has allowed me to focus on my studies and not worry about getting a second job,” he said. Once he has completed his training in the design aspect of projects, he will train in the SANRAL laboratory. Morena Moloi, a former SANRAL bursary and scholarship recipient, joined SANRAL as a junior site engineer, from February 2016 until January 2017, in Polokwane. Thereafter, he worked as an assistant resident engineer from January 2017 until January 2018 in Hendrina, Mpumalanga. “I wanted to be a doctor at first, but then I learnt more about SANRAL and the work it does and what civil engineering is about,” he said. Nokwande Phenyane is the first graduate in her family. In 2017, she obtained a BSc in civil engineering from the University of the Witwaterstrand. “While I was learning about road design at university, my lecturer showed us examples of SANRAL’s pavement designs. I did

more research on SANRAL and its projects – and instantly knew I wanted to be a part of this company.” SANRAL established its academy in 2014, starting with three engineering graduates who completed their civil engineering studies with the help of a SANRAL bursary. This number has since grown to 32 graduates, including nine from the Eastern Cape department of transport, who have been deployed at the TEA to gain experience in the planning and design of road infrastructure. In an industry that has always been male-dominated, Ellis says that of the 32 candidates, nine are women.

There is no better classroom for a trainee engineer than a rough and dusty construction site, teeming with roaring machinery and

construction staff hard at work.

Thabiso Dladla and Sumay Maharaj are assistant resident engineers (AREs). They’re learning the ropes from seasoned colleagues on the site of the N2 upgrade between Mthunzini and eMpangeni on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.

“We carry out pretty much the same functions as the AREs. We do the inspections, we do quantities, we do assistant instructions, site instructions and we answer any engineering queries that we get from the contractor. We basically do what the ARE does,” says Dladla.

Maharaj, who started on the project in August 2016, and was previously doing pavement and geometric design in Port Elizabeth at SANRAL’s Technical Excellence Academy (TEA), says he has already learnt many vital lessons since moving north.

“I’ve learnt the complex nature of civil engineering and how everything comes together to make things work. It’s not just pavement design. It’s dealing with structures, drainage and geometry. It’s basically learning how to put everything together and making it work.” Thabiso got involved in the project about 10 months after he joined SANRAL’s trainee programme.“I’ve been involved in inspections and assisting the contractor where they need clarification on

Success storiesTrainees learn the ropes on the N2

Sumay Maharaj, assistant resident

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Thabiso Dladla, assistant resident engineer

drawings. When it comes to earthworks, we also do inspections on the fill materials and sub-grade. Recently we’ve started doing the asphalting work, so we do inspections of all the work carried out by the contractor,” he says.

“I think the main thing is that the design office works differently to the construction site. Sometimes there’s a breakdown in information, especially with drawings – incomplete drawings and things like that. That’s why it’s essential for engineering staff to be onsite to answer all these questions.”

Maharaj says he would not have come this far had it not been for SANRAL’s support. “The support has been immense and I’m really grateful for it. The agency has supported me in my studies at university with a full bursary, as well as giving me the opportunity to train in so many different fields. Hopefully once my training is over, I can register as a professional engineer,” he enthuses.

The agency is immensely proud of its TEA candidates and hopes to create more successful engineers with the skills to continue to build our future.

The Candidate Training Masterplan was designed to enable TEA candidates to meet the expectations of Ecsa for professional registration. Participants undergo intensive training in the investigation and design aspects of projects under SANRAL’s continuous national road programme of works. The masterplan covers all disciplines of road engineering, but is primarily focused on geometric design, traffic analysis and capacity, materials investigation and utilisation, pavement and materials evaluations and design, and stormwater drainage including subsurface drainage.


South Africa is one of the continent’s largest economies. At SANRAL, we are committed to making a contribution to our economy through professional management of the national road network - the country’s most widely used physical infrastructure.

Without it, none of our growth objectives can be achieved. From mining to manufacturing, fast moving consumer goods to logistics, if it moves, chances are it moves on our network.

SANRAL. Beyond Roads.

BEYOND ROADS IS A GROWINGECONOMY.

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SANRAL’s onsite HIV awareness campaignThe SANRAL wellness programme was initiated

by a situation that SANRAL stumbled across by chance – where funds allocated for training for

employees onsite was used to do wellness screening in local schools along one of SANRAL’s projects on the N4 in the North West. Results from the screenings showed that 70-80% of the school pupils could not hear and/or see properly. So SANRAL motivated for help for these school pupils. The pass rate has since improved after SANRAL’s intervention.

The national roads agency is running a similar wellness programme for SANRAL employees, where the employees voluntarily undergo basic health

screening. The programme is managed under the agency’s Routine Road Maintenance projects.

Workers from the consulting engineers, main contractor and subcontractors are screened for HIV, cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose. The screening is further extended to four family members per employee.

This programme employs wellness champions, who form a link between the wellness consultant and the workers onsite. This wellness champion is onsite

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Supported Innibos Meridian Educational Trust, which offers high school bursaries. Supported Penreach, which provides bursaries for ECD staff. Provided bursaries at UP for engineering and admin students and bursaries for students working on Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) roadkill project.

Provided support for training of 45 healthcare workers at old age home.Continued financial support for KuPhile Clinic in Machadorp, Mpumalanga, which offers pro bono care to those who cannot pay.

Transferred Thembalethu Community Nursery in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga to community in 2017 after five-year incubation. TRAC will be its primary customer.

Provided top-up bursaries for 69 learners from 10 schools and bursaries for 19 university students, including one at doctoral, two at Master’s and two at honours level.

In addition to Truck Driver Wellness initiative, 626 truck drivers were offered eye tests at a satellite clinic, with referrals and spectacles provided where needed.

Touching Lives development programme benefited 117 755 people (mostly younger than 18) and created 384 full-time and 124 part-time jobs. It supported a range of projects including environment, tourism and enterprise development.

Supported functional schools pilot project at six schools. This aims to improve school management and strengthen learners’ career development.

Vision for the Future project conducted eye tests on 5 938 learners, referred 772 to optometrists and provided spectacles to 215.Through a partnership with UP, 4 992 learners had hearing tests and 833 were referred for further examination. Participated in awareness and screening campaigns for breast, prostate and testicular cancer.Provided HIV education to 8 760 learners and 7 808 adults.

Drama for Change taught youth at 17 schools to use drama in community outreach on sensitive social issues.First Responder Project trained about 400 learners and teachers and 150 community members in first aid and disaster management.Regular training was offered to 30 small entrepreneurs in Groot Marico.

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Concessionaires’ initiatives

full-time to support workers with any health-related issues. Wellness champions also do home visits to screen workers’ families, with the consent of the workers.

Concessionaires support for education, health and social development


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TAKES THOUSANDS OF KILOMETRES TO GET YOU YOUR CUPPA.

South Africans drink millions of cups of coffee every year. The coffee industry is one of our country’s many sophisticated industries. The journey from farm to cup is quite complex. It involves many companies that are often thousands of kilometres apart - all playing their part to deliver the goods. In fact, coffee is one of 87% of goods that are transported on South African roads.

We’re just proud to be the custodians of a road network that helps to bring you your favourite cup of coffee to your doorstep.

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SciFest AfricaSANRAL Southern Region has become a veteran

participant at SciFest Africa, the annual national science festival that takes place every year in

Grahamstown, Eastern Cape.

The festival was launched in 1996 to promote public awareness, understanding and appreciation of science, technology and innovation in South Africa. For the last 12 years SANRAL’s Southern Region has taken part in this initiative.

In addition to the actual festival, which takes place in March each year, SciFest includes regional and national outreach programmes that continue throughout the year.

This year, the Southern Region team made information about civil engineering available to young people, highlighting the agency’s scholarship and bursary opportunities available for learners. Activities focused on explaining the importance of building good roads and educating learners about the meaning of road signs and line markings.

Grade 12 learners also tried their hand at a bricklaying puzzle, using interlocking block pavers and concrete kerbs that are manufactured by Whittlesea community members for road improvements along the R67 in the Eastern Cape. This community development project has created 123 work opportunities for unemployed local residents since November 2016 and was completed in July 2018.

The repairing and resealing of the R510, which runs from Rustenburg to the Limpopo border, has been completed. The road is now much more

comfortable for drivers and safer for pedestrians. It has brought considerable economic benefits to emerging contractors and suppliers in the area.

A total of about R50m was spent on local small-, medium- and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) and more than 100 local jobs were created during the repair and reseal of the road. The safety of all road users (motorists and pedestrians) was the main purpose of this improvement, said SANRAL Project Manager Nontobeko Mathenjwa.

The project involved the repairing and resealing of the pavement along the 61km of road, as well as the upgrading of three intersections. Two intersections were improved by adding slip lanes and constructing bus bays. A raised pedestrian crossing at one of the three intersections was constructed to aid school children, who cross the road when walking to school. There have been many reports of crashes over the past few years due to bad road-user behaviour.

“The R510 connects the North West and Limpopo. It is therefore critical for us to keep the road in a good condition. We also made the road safer by putting

up new road signs, fixing of the edge breaks and shoulders,” Mathenjwa said.

Around R142m was spent on the project, which commenced in November 2016.

Speaking about why the roads agency felt it was important to work on this road, SANRAL’s Northern

Region Manager, Progress Hlahla, said: “Our mandate is to better South Africa. We can only achieve this by making sure that citizens are able to get around without a hassle. Their education and economic endeavours are dependent on good-quality infrastructure and, where we can, we should provide opportunities for growth. That is why we purposely involved local SMMEs in this project.”

Improving safety and uplifting business


Creating employmentThe contracting of SANRAL projects resulted in the creation of 36 678 work opportunities in 2017/18. Many of these opportunities arose from limited-term projects and were temporary in nature. They translated to the equivalent of 15 299 full-time jobs (FTEs).• One in four work opportunities was taken up by

a woman.• Young men and women under the years filled

SANRAL takes seriously its potential to help alleviate the major social and economic challenges of our country: widespread poverty, high unemployment and extreme inequality. It does so principally by incorporating strong social transformation principles into the conduct of its core business.

The terms of all the agency’s contracts are such that SMMEs – and particularly black-owned SMMEs – are prioritised for sub-contracts in all construction projects and road maintenance work. In addition, there is an attempt to promote local sourcing of services and the participation of women and youth, not only through sub-contracting but through employment on construction and maintenance projects and associated training.

FURTHER AVENUES FOR CREATING SOCIAL VALUE ARE:• SANRAL’s community development projects, which

enhance road infrastructure in communities close to but generally off the national road network.

• Its road safety programme, which combines the engineering of safer roads with road safety education and interventions to improve the response to road incidents.

• The contribution it makes to universities in terms of their training of engineers and road transport professionals, the research they undertake and their projects to improve performance in maths and science at school level.

Toll road concession companies are all contractually obliged to undertake social programmes and they fulfil this responsibility in different ways, according to local needs and their corporate culture.

CONTRACTING SMMESSANRAL provided 1 886 opportunities for SMMEs to participate in road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance projects during 2017/18 and the total amount earned through these contracts was R3 087m. Black-owned SMMEs derived the greatest benefit,

SANRAL’s social responsibility

accounting for 59% of all SMME’s participating earning 77% of the total rand value.

Contracts awarded to black-owned SMMEs have increased, both in absolute numbers and percentage terms. Similar trends are apparent in relation to the value of work undertaken by black-owned SMMEs. These figures indicate the successful implementation of prevailing empowerment polices in SANRAL.

TRAINING OF WORKERSContracts opened up training opportunities for 3 421 workers in 2017/18 and the total number of courses undertaken was 6 748. Women constituted 42% of those afforded training. The three-year trend indicates that the number of trainees in 2017/18 was not greatly affected by the decrease in work opportunities in

2017/18, although fewer workers attended more than one course.

Located in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province on the N2, the project entails the rehabilitation, replacement and the construction of new additional

concrete walkways. Safer pedestrian walking facilities; job creation; training.

Casting of concrete for walkway.

Getting panels ready for the receiving of concrete.

Density tests being done on the compacted areas where walkway will be constructed.

Checking if constructed walkway is plumb.

Creating employmentThe contracting of SANRAL projects resulted in the creation of 36 678 work opportunities in 2017/18. Many of these opportunities arose from limited-term projects and were temporary in nature. They translated to the equivalent of 15 299 full-time jobs (FTEs).• One in four work opportunities was taken up by

a woman.• Young men and women under the age of 35

years filled 57% of positions.


HOW DOES SANRAL DECIDE WHICH PROJECTS TO SUPPORT?The community development projects chosen may or may not be directly related to SANRAL construction or maintenance activities. The national road network stretches across South Africa and benefits broader developmental objectives such as economic growth and job creation. But it is also important to demonstrate the specific benefits of these projects to local communities who live close to the road network. People are justifiably asking questions about the relevance of construction projects: How will they benefit locals? How are they changing lives?

WHAT VALUE DOES SANRAL ADD?The national roads agency has a clear commitment to the transformation of the engineering and construction sectors. Firstly, we are committed to breaking down monopolies in supply chains and ensuring the broad-based participation of black South Africans.

Secondly, we are putting in place clear guidelines and structures to ensure local communities benefit directly from the procurement of goods and services from local suppliers to giving preference to the creation of local jobs.

HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT?In each area where SANRAL is involved, we will set up project liaison committees (PLCs) to facilitate the involvement of local communities and enterprises. Companies or groups who want to participate are advised to approach their local PLCs for more information.

HOW WILL LOCAL BUSINESSES BENEFIT WHEN IT COMES TO PROCUREMENT?SANRAL is engaging with original equipment manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that black individuals, contractors, suppliers and entities participate in fields such as manufacturing, distribution, installation and maintenance.In addition, it will promote the use of innovative materials that can offer opportunities for previously disadvantaged people to participate in these fields.

WILL SANRAL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EMERGING ENTERPRISES?SANRAL’s aim is to help grow emerging black-owned enterprises through construction projects. We want them to become contractors in their own right who will be able to bid for major projects in the broader

engineering and construction sectors. Each SANRAL project is accompanied by a programme for skills development, training and empowerment.

We will also identify, train and nurture black small contractors through projects such as the Community Development Programme (CDP) and the Routine Road Maintenance (RRM) programme.

WILL SANRAL’S GUIDELINES ALSO APPLY TO ITS CONTRACTORS?All our contractors and service providers are required to provide us with clear transformation plans that outline their own commitment to the participation of black South Africans. They will also have to use a SANRAL-approved database of subcontractors that will be drawn up in consultation with PLCs.

SANRAL will promote joint ventures, consortiums and partnerships on all its projects to ensure inclusivity, participation and the growth of black businesses.

WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF SANRAL’S TRANSFORMATION POLICY AND HORIZON 2030 FOR THE AGENCY’S BROAD BUSINESS OBJECTIVES?The Transformation Policy will apply to all SANRAL activities in the construction and engineering sectors, but also to services provided in fields such as property development, information and communications technology, finance and audit, legal and professional services, marketing, advertising and communications.

WHAT BENEFITS WILL THE NEW POLICIES BRING TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING?SANRAL will set specific targets for scholarships, bursaries and internships to grow the pool of young professionals. We will also continue to support educational programmes and partnerships with universities and education departments to improve the quality of teaching in subjects such as maths, science and technology.

Our Family Maths and Family Science initiative, in partnership with the University of the Free State and the Department of Basic Education (DBE), are good examples of such programmes. Schools or communities who want to participate in these programmes are advised to get more information from the district offices of the DBE.

SANRAL’s Head Office is located in Pretoria, Gauteng, and can be contacted during office hours on 012-884-8000

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