SA’s roads crisis: 'The system is overwhelmed'

Potholes, cracked tarmac, washaways, broken robots, vandalised street lights. The shoddy condition of our roads is starting to cost the economy dearly

18 December 2022 - 00:00 By Gill Gifford, Philani Nombembe and Nivashni Nair

South Africa’s road infrastructure is on its last legs, with industry stakeholders warning the situation is taking a heavy toll on the economy by driving up transport and food prices, causing costly delays and damaging  vehicles and tyres...

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