South African National Roads Agency

The South African National Roads Agency Limited

Type	Government-owned public company
Industry	Road transport
Predecessor	South African Roads Board
Founded	Pretoria, South Africa (19 May 1998 (1998-05-19))
Headquarters	Hatfield, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Area served	South Africa
Key people	Lot Ndlovu (Chairman) Nazir Alli (CEO)
Services	Road management, maintenance and development
Revenue	R3,634,570,000 (2009)[1]:105
Operating income	R1,928,563,000 (2009)[1]:105
Profit	R1,012,853,000 (2009)[1]:105
Total assets	R30,603,724,000 (2009)[1]:104
Total equity	R-798,943,000 (2009)[1]:104
Owner(s)	Government of South Africa
Employees	178
Parent	Department of Transport
Website	www.sanral.co.za

The South African National Roads Agency Limited or SANRAL is a South African parastatal responsible for the management, maintenance and development of South Africa's national road network.

History

SANRAL was created by The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 as a corporatized successor to the South African Roads Board, which was part of the Department of Transport.^[2] It was registered as a public limited company on 19 May 1998.^[3]

In 2011, SANRAL became the target of popular resentment [1] as tolling was about to commence on many of SANRAL's freeways in Gauteng, in order to finance their soon to be completed expansions, as part of the first phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project[2]. The GFIP was instituted to deal with the severe traffic congestion in Gauteng's freeways [3].

Governance

SANRAL's only shareholder is the state, represented by the Minister of Transport.^[4] The agency is governed by an eight-member Board of Directors. Five voting members — the chairperson and four others — are appointed by the Minister of Transport for a term of three years. Two government officials are non-voting members, one from the Department of Transport and nominated by the Minister of Transport, and the other from the National Treasury and nominated by the Minister of Finance. The Chief Executive Officer, who is appointed by the Minister of Transport on the recommendation of the Board, is ex officio a non-voting member of the Board.^[5]

Operations

As of 2009^[update] SANRAL has 178 employees.^[1]:65 They are divided between the head office and four regional offices: Northern Region (Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga); Western Region (Western Cape and Northern Cape); Eastern Region (Free State and KwaZulu-Natal); and Southern Region (Eastern Cape).^[6] The agency manages a total of 16 170 kilometres of roads.^[1]:14

SANRAL's operations are divided into two broad categories: toll roads, which are self-funding; and non-toll roads, which are funded by transfers from the Department of Transport. Some toll roads are concessions, privately funded and managed with supervision from SANRAL; these include the Platinum Highway (N1/N4), the Maputo Corridor (N4) and the N3 Toll Concession. Other toll roads are owned and operated directly by SANRAL; these include the Huguenot Tunnel, the Tsitsikamma Toll Road, the N2 tolls on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, and the N1 tolls in the Free State and Limpopo.

See also

• National Roads of South Africa

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Annual Report .09". South African National Roads Agency Limited. http://www.sanral.co.za/content/sanral_ar_09.pdf. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
2. ^ The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 (Act No. 7 of 1998), s. 61 (2).
3. ^ "Enterprise details for The South African National Roads Agency". Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office. http://www.cipro.co.za/ccc/EntDet.asp?T1=%DD%47%2C%8C%58%C0%1C%B6%13%B7%38%88%BD%AA%27&T2=THE%20SOUTH%20AFRICAN%20NATIONAL%20ROADS%20AGENCY. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
4. ^ The South African National Roads Agency Limited and National Roads Act, 1998 (Act No. 7 of 1998), s. 3.
5. ^ Transport Agencies General Laws Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 42 of 2007), ss. 14–17.
6. ^ "Contact Us". South African National Roads Agency Limited. http://www.sanral.co.za/live/content.php?Category_ID=5. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 

External links

• SANRAL official website