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41st Annual Southern African Transport Conference 2023
Recent Submissions
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Matebese, N.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Many public transport systems around the globe cannot generate sufficient income to
cover their operating and capital costs. Thus, financing public transport systems remains
one of the challenges facing many cities. The ...
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Nkosi, M.; Zuidgeest, M.; Mokonyama, M.; Hawthorne, R.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Apart from direct costs in the provision of transport, other indirect costs are generated
amongst others through accidents, emissions, and congestion. However, in most
instances, these costs are not borne by users of the ...
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Marlin, D.; Gifford, T.; Mbambo, S.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Sustainable Seas Trust (SST) is a non-profit organisation based in Gqeberha, South
Africa, with a vision where the people of Africa and their seas flourish together. One of
SST’s projects focuses on sea-based sources of ...
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Hoffmann, J.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Long term trends in maritime logistics include increasingly globalized value chains,
improved trade efficiency, and shifts in the geography of trade.
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted energy consumption, digitalization, and ...
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Grimett, L.A.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The issue of seafarer placement has been continually raised, in the context of South
African seafarers. Because of the limited domestic shipping reach, South African seafarers
have had to rely upon the international merchant ...
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Mwajita, M.I.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
This presentation focuses on trade facilitation and the implementation of a Trade Single
Window System (SWS) in Kenya. It highlights the importance of trade facilitation in
promoting economic growth and international trade, ...
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Nkowane, N.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Port performance is a critical factor that can shape the Southern African Development
Community’s (SADC) trade competitiveness. The South African port system has been
facing operational inefficiencies for several years, ...
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Ngubane, K.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The maritime transport remains the critical vein of the South African economy. The bulk of
the South African trade is seaborne and goes through the South African seaport system.
Thus, the development and maintenance of new ...
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Bhengu, S.; Mudau, L.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The history of the South African maritime sector mirrors the history and evolution of South
Africa, pre and post the 1994 political transition of the country. Due to heavy economic
sanctions and the looming 1994 (and beyond) ...
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Wang, Y.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Case Studies on from the South Africa-China Co-operation to the Whole Africa-China
Co-operation since 2000 to Present
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Snyman, C.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Challenges such as cable theft and unreliable electricity supply asks the question: How do
we still exploit the benefits of rail mobility? Looking at energy alternatives.
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De Beer, G.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The presentation covers the Limpopo to Gauteng high-speed rail and Moloto corridor.
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Wan, T.; Wang, H.; Zhang, P.; Yang, X.; Chen, Y.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The thermal contraction performance of asphaltic pavement structure is affected by the
interaction between the bituminous layer and the granular layer underneath. The constraint
action of the graded gravel base layer plays ...
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Gaibe, H.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The Cities Support Programme (CSP) is a demand-driven programme within the
Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) division of National Treasury (NT). The CSP was
established to strengthen the partnership across sectors and ...
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Risimati, B.; Gumbo, T.; Moyo, T.; Ingwani, E.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Over the past years, cycling has received increased attention around the world due to its
environmental, economic, social, and health benefits. Cities such as Johannesburg have
started to promote cycling as a smart and ...
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Nnene, O.; Zuidgeest, M.; Senshaw, D.; Oberholzer, B.; Grafakos, S.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
This paper discusses emissions and energy modelling in Ethiopia’s transport sector as a
component of the development of a wider cross-sectoral Long-term Low Emissions
Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) for the country. The ...
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Bouchacourt, L.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
Egis is an international company active across the entire asset transport lifecycle - from
consulting and construction engineering, operation & maintenance, concessions and
mobility services and asset management, operating ...
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Abdelgadir, S.; Giliomee, J; Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus); Booysen, M.J.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
The minibus taxi (MBT) is the dominant form of public transport across Sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA). With a growing global call for greener transport, MBTs are seen as a key sector of
implementation. The electrification of ...
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Pienaar, P.A.; Zuidgeest, M.; Robinson, A.
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
In the light of the general acceptance that climate change in the form of global warming is
an unacceptable phenomenon, the South African government committed to reducing GHG
emissions, embracing green mobility and introducing ...
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Hayes, G.; Venter, C.J. (Christoffel Jacobus)
(Southern African Transport Conference, 2023)
A smartphone-based route choice stated and revealed preference application called
RAPP-UP was used to collect route choice preference data from a small sample of
Gauteng car commuters for their trip to work to demonstrate ...
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