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Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology: Recent submissions

  • Transport planning for the future and getting there? 
    Robinson, A.; Hayes, G. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Transport infrastructure and systems need years to decades to design and implement, it therefore does not make sense to implement projects for current conditions. Transport Planning is the process of developing the future ...
  • Optimization of Addis Ababa LRT stadium station interchange based on microsimulation modeling 
    Dube, B.Z.; Emagnu, Y.M. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    The research explored integration of transit modes at Addis Ababa's LRT stadium station, to address the city's population growth and consequent strain on the transit system. Lack of modal integration presented challenges ...
  • Human settlement land suitability:A case of Ekurhuleni 
    Mokoena, B. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Spatial transformation has been a challenge since the dawn of South Africa’s democracy in 1994. The spatial form throughout the country was designed in a racially segregative manner which led to a change in policy over the ...
  • Inclusion of the taxi industry in planning design and operation of the integrated public transport networks 
    Phala, R. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    South Africa's taxi industry, a vital transportation provider, faces a critical threat to its survival if allegations of customer mistreatment and resistance to modernization efforts, including automated fare collection ...
  • Provision of public transport services using a combination of minibus taxi type and standard BRT bus vehicles:the Rustenburg case 
    Maseko, B. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    As an outcome of a negotiated public transport contract, the Rustenburg Local Municipality have developed a concept which enables the provision of scheduled public transport combining the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses and ...
  • Towards a framework for the integration of minibus taci 
    Gaibe, H.; McLachlan, N.; Schalekamp, H.; Molomo, M.; Ackerman, P. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    In South African cities, traditional public transport struggles to meet the needs of residents without private vehicles, leading to competition for road space and deteriorating service quality. Rail services have also ...
  • Innovations in financing land transport 
    Kabinde, E.; Marole, B. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    The environmental impact of land transport has been widely explored in South Africa; however, implementation of mitigation is still lagging behind. Implementation of strategies requires funding. The National Revenue Fund ...
  • Maritime education and training:responding to the changing role of th seafarer 
    Mojafi, T.A. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    BIMCO ICS Seafarer Workforce Report (ICS, 2021) indicate that about 74 000 global merchant vessels employ a total of 1.9 million seafarers who are involved in moving two thirds of the world total cargo carried by maritime ...
  • Quantitative reporting of sulfates in seawater 
    Baker, P.G.L. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Sulfates are naturally occurring compounds found in seawater, primarily in the form of dissolved sulfate ions (SO4 2-). Sulfate is the second most abundant anion in seawater. The baseline sulfate concentrations reported ...
  • Incorporating contracted minibus-taxis into transitional integrated public transport networks:the case of Rustenburg 
    Chetty, A.; Venter, C.J.; Angurini, M.; Muhanguzi, D.; Moleele, O. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Paratransit plays a vital role in passenger transport in African cities. Several cities are searching for ways of incorporating minibus-taxis (MBTs) into integrated public transport networks (IPTNs), rather than attempting ...
  • Digital dynamic capabilities that may enhance port efficiency 
    Mara, C.; Mokoena, S.P. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Orientation Transnet’s failure to support its stakeholders and provide continuous service in transporting cargo to and from its seaports to destinations inland is causing incalculable damage to the struggling South African ...
  • Development of the maritime coastal policy:regional interests 
    Dlamini, L. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    This paper examines the implementation of cabotage in Southern Africa, with a specific focus on the development of cabotage policies in South Africa and Mozambique in the context of these countries’ SADC membership. Cabotage ...
  • Reskilling and upskilling resources for port efficiency 
    Williams, T. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing all sectors including maritime and has a powerful impact on globalization by increasing access to new skills and knowledge. The World Economic Forum estimates that, by 2025, 50% of all ...
  • The role of maritime chambers in promoting maritime entrepreneurship 
    Sonti, U. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    Maritime Chambers play a pivotal role in promoting maritime entrepreneurship by fostering a conducive environment for business growth and development within the maritime sector. Maritime Chambers advocate for the business ...
  • RAPSA application on N10 Olifantskop pass 
    Ally, S.; Cholo, P. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    The Risk Assessment Procedure for South Africa (RAPSA) model, developed to enhance road safety prioritization, integrates insights from the Netsafe Accident Prediction Model and the South African Road Restraint Systems ...
  • Preliminary findings from the VRU crash test 
    Muronga, K.; Matsaung, T.; Mashaba, P. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    The primary objective of this research, led by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), is to evaluate the effectiveness of standard road restraint systems (RRS) in protecting vulnerable road users (VRUs) ...
  • Institutionalization of ports:the South African story 
    Smith-Godfrey, S. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    This presentation provides for a clear and definitive understanding of ports and their role in any economy. It then reviews the different ownership models that exist under the World Bank’s classification and includes ...
  • Advancing implementation of proven safety countermeasures and the safe system approach 
    Bobitz, P. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has identified 28 Proven Safety Countermeasures (PSCs) to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes on roads in the United States. ...
  • Safer roadsides:design considerations case study with JRA 
    Bergman, A. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    The purpose of road restraint systems is to contain and redirect vehicles to avoid injury to occupants and pedestrians and reduce the risk of damage to vehicles and infrastructure. The use of barriers and containment systems ...
  • Poor performance of countermeasures on a road on an expansive clay roadbed 
    Netterberg, F.; Van Coppenhagen, F. (Southern African Transport Conference, 2024)
    An investigation into the cause of the severe longitudinal cracking on a 1 km section of a road in the North West Province of South Africa showed that this was due to the highly expansive clay roadbed. Although reasonable ...