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Explore SANRAL's social and economic impact, skills development, empowerment initiatives, and community outreach programs across South Africa. Learn about road safety projects, job creation, scholarships, internships, and contractor transformation efforts.
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BORROWING CAPACITY • Initial R6 billion guaranteed funding (SZ bonds) • R1 billion N1 loan – separate guarantee • R26.91 billion guaranteed funding (HWAY bonds & others) • R15 billion – non guaranteed funding (NRA bonds) Total Borrowing capacity = R48.91 billion
TOTAL DEBT Total Debt: R36.1 billion bonds + R4 billion loans (Oct 2013)
NON-TOLL AND SANRAL TOLLEmpowerment: Value of Work Performed 2012/13
TRANSFORMATION – Skills Development Overall Empowerment Rating: Level 2 (2009/10) STAFF • Board approved Employment Equity Plan to October 2014 • Bursaries SKILLS DEVELOPMENT • Scholarships • Bursaries • Internships • Funding to universities: Chairs in Pavement/Transport/Maths and Science
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - Community Outreach • SANRAL’s presence at national career expos and exhibitions • Roadshows at secondary schools – including presentations by community development specialists to schools • Use of the database of the Department of Basic Education • Attendance at university open days
Chair in Transport Planning: University of Cape Town Chair in Pavement Engineering: University of Stellenbosch Support: Tertiary Institutions Best performing learner 2012 – WTTP. Glen Gowie School Polokwane
BURSARIES 70 bursars qualifying in engineering (and a few other) degrees, including post graduate degrees 7 universities SCHOLARSHIPS 179 scholars Grades 10 -12 Across 40 schools In 7 provinces INTERNSHIPS 88 interns training with 57 contractors across the country Skills development
TRANSFORMATION THROUGH PROJECTS CONTRACTORS • SMME Development in Routine Maintenance Contracts • 72% of work to black SMMEs • 8% to other SMMEs • 20% to managing contractor responsible for • Empowerment • Training • Support
TRANSFORMATION CONT’D COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME • Community based projects (generally safety related) • Pedestrian bridges • Other bridges • Roads • Economic opportunities in rural areas • Employment of women and youth is targeted • Catalysts for opportunities such as tourism, hospitality industry etc. ROAD SAFETY PROJECTS: At least 12 new projects identified every year
PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT:UGU SIDEWALK Previous Now
SANRAL Road Safety Education and Awareness Programme • SANRAL is taking road safety education back into schools • Pedestrian hazardous locations have been identified for road safety education interventions in schools within a 5 kilometre radius from the national roads • Workshops have been conducted at 397 schools, reaching 712 educators. • Primary objectives of workshops: • To introduce the Road Safety Education Programme to educators. • To provide educators with the relevant learning and teaching support materials. • To facilitate the integration of road safety education into learning areas. • To enable learners to acquire knowledge of road safety related issues so as to participate safely in traffic. • To induce skills for survival and a positive attitude.
CHALLENGES • Making the NDP a reality • Supports user charge • Protects the poor • Opposition to user charge • Delays in project related approvals from water affairs, provinces, environmental affairs etc. • Law enforcement: • Traffic rules • Overloading by hauliers • Driver behaviour – road safety • Reputational risk for SANRAL
CHALLENGES CONTD • Insufficient • funding for timely upgrades and maintenance of the non-toll network • SIP-4 Progress • high-level planning and co-ordination between inter-modal transport and the three spheres of Government
Thank You Nazir Alli FRAUD HOTLINE:0800 204 558 Website: www.sanral.co.za