SA’s colossal infrastructure catastrophe
Driving in South Africa has become a bit of an ordeal for me. On a recent trip to the Free State, I had that uniquely South African experience of finding myself on a road that was so profoundly potholed there really was no option left but to drive on the gravel shoulder of the road. More recently, I attended the opening of BKB’s new Highveld Auction Facility just outside Standerton in Mpumalanga (see story on page 21). The R23 is in a relatively good condition; while it’s not without potholes, the potholes are not quite as impressive and numerous as those in the Free State. It was also good to see that some sections of the road were undergoing maintenance. However, to get to the new auction facility, I had to…