Roads infrastructure developer Bakwena reports that the civil unrest of mid-July, which placed “chokeholds” on the national roads of the N2, N3 and major roads around Durban, as well as destabilised supply chains in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, are reminders of the crucial role played by road networks in the transportation of goods across Southern Africa.
Without the vital road arteries to move food and other basic supplies seamlessly, the concessionaire says South Africa could face a socioeconomic “heart attack”.