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Press Releasesdev@bakwena2024-02-22T21:37:55+02:00
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    BAKWENA REPORTS STEADY PROGRESS ON R276 MILLION N1 REHABILITATION PROJECT

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire today shared a mid-year progress update on its R276 million rehabilitation programme along the N1 between the Proefplaas Interchange and the Pumulani Mainline Toll Plaza.

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    BAKWENA BOLSTERS N1N4 SAFETY MEASURES AHEAD OF 2026 EASTER HOLIDAY SURGE

    As the school and Easter holiday season approaches, Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd

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    BAKWENA’S N4 REHABILITATION PROJECT BETWEEN ZEERUST AND THE BOTSWANA BORDER IS UNDERWAY

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire is continuing with an important rehabilitation project on the N4 highway

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    BAKWENA ANNOUNCES KEY PROGRESS ON N4 DUALLING PROJECT

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) is pleased to report strong progress on its N4 dualling project

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    BAKWENA ADVANCES R276 MILLION N1 REHABILITATION ALONG N1 KEY ROUTE

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire is progressing well with the major rehabilitation works on the N1 between the Proefplaas Interchange and the Pumulani Main Line Toll Plaza.

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    BAKWENA SHARES ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ADVICE FOR A SAFER, SMOOTHER FESTIVE JOURNEY

    For many families, the festive season road trip is the start of their holiday fun. This year, Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) is once again committed to making travel along the N1 and N4 as safe, efficient and stress-free as possible.

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    BAKWENA HOSTS ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL CHARITY GOLF DAY

    Bakwena N1N4 Toll Concession marked its 16th annual Charity Golf Day with resounding success, raising R197 400 to support three charities serving communities along the N1N4 route.

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    JOINING HANDS TO DRIVE CANCER AWARENESS

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd, (Bakwena), in partnership with PinkDrive and the Limpopo Departments of Health and Education, joined forces for its annual campaign that raises cancer awareness and promotes screening to benefit communities in the area.

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  • Press Release

    Bakwena Announces Essential Road Maintenance Plans For The N1N4 Route

    Pretoria, 22 July 2025. Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd embraced the 2025 Mandela Day call to action by dedicating its efforts under this year’s theme: “It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity.”

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    Bakwena champions community upliftment for Mandela Day 2025

    Pretoria, 22 July 2025. Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd embraced the 2025 Mandela Day call to action by dedicating its efforts under this year’s theme: “It’s still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity.”

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  • Press Release

    Kruger Street Bridge Opens Early as N4 Upgrade Hits Major Milestone

    The major upgrade of the N4 between Buffelspoort and Dr. Moroka interchanges has reached a key milestone, with the Kruger Street bridge set to reopen nearly a month ahead of schedule this Wednesday, 25 June.

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    Bakwena Bursaries and Learnerships Empower Local Youth

    Among the recent success stories are Catherine Morena and Boitumelo Joy Ngobeni, who both graduated in 2025 thanks to Bakwena’s bursary programme.

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    SANRAL and Bakwena Engage Residents on Toll Concerns

    Bakwena acknowledges and appreciates the concerns raised by residents of Pretoria North and surrounding areas regarding toll costs, access and the impact on daily travel.

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    Bakwena reports reduced fatalities over 2025 Easter period

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena), is pleased to report a reduction in fatalities along its N1N4 route during the 2025 Easter period which saw 1 fatality over the Easter period and 1 fatality over the long weekend at the beginning of May.

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    Bakwena Steps Up Road Safety Along The N1N4 This Easter Holiday

    This Easter season, Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) is expecting, and prepared for, busy conditions along the N1N4 route as road users travel to their Easter holiday destinations.

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    Bakwena Announces Revised Launch Date For Contactless Payments On The N1N4 route

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd, (Bakwena) wishes to inform road users of the revised launch date for contactless payments along the Bakwena N1N4 route, now scheduled for the last quarter of 2025.

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    Bakwena Prepares For A Safe And Smooth Festive Season Travel On N1N4 Route

    As the festive season approaches, Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena) is expecting, and preparing for, busy conditions as road users travel to holiday destinations to be with their loved ones.

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    Bakwena To Launch Contactless Payments On N1N4 Route In 2025

    From 1 June 2025, Bakwena will upgrade to contactless card payments on the N1N4 route, enhancing security and reducing fraudulent toll transactions. This upgrade will enable real-time payments thereby reducing the risk of stolen debit or credit cards being used.

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    Bakwena’s Charity Golf Day Raises R180 500 For Cansa, Thusanang Day Care Centre And Haws

    On Tuesday, 29 October 2024, Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena) hosted its 15th annual charity golf day at Centurion Country Club, raising an impressive R180 500 to benefit local charities.

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    Empowering Road Safety Education in Limpopo

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena) joined hands with Active Education and the Limpopo Department of Basic Education to successfully deliver impactful and engaging road safety education shows to five primary schools in the Limpopo region along the Bakwena N1N4 route.

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  • Press Release

    Bakwena Drives Cancer Awareness in North West for Women’s Month

    This year’s Women’s month coincides with the country’s commemoration of 30 years of freedom and democracy, marking an important time to reflect on the progress made in empowering women and advancing women’s rights.

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    Bakwena volunteers ensured smooth national & provincial elections along the N1N4 route

    These volunteers, through the assistance of Bakwena, have been trained in partnership with the South African Red Cross Society in First Aid level 1, 2 and 3 and form part of Bakwena’s Disaster Management Teams within the communities residing along the Bakwena N1N4 route.

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    Bakwena puts education first this Mandela Day

    Mandela Day is an important day in South Africa where people are encouraged to lift a burden from others and make impactful changes in their communities.

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    Bakwena’s mid-year report: progress and plans for safer roads in 2024

    Bakwena prioritises the safety of their road users and their experience of travelling the N1N4 route. Regular maintenance and rehabilitation ensure continuous safe passage for road users.

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    Bakwena ensures a safer and smoother journey for motorists this holiday season

    As Women's Month has drawn to a close, Bakwena N1N4 toll road proudly reaffirms its commitment to gender equality by partnering with PinkDrive and the Department of Health for the tenth consecutive year. This partnership serves to raise awareness, educate, and provide critical cancer screenings to communities, reinforcing the idea that everyone deserves equal access…

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    Bakwena shares its 2024 road and plaza expansion plans

    As Women's Month has drawn to a close, Bakwena N1N4 toll road proudly reaffirms its commitment to gender equality by partnering with PinkDrive and the Department of Health for the tenth consecutive year. This partnership serves to raise awareness, educate, and provide critical cancer screenings to communities, reinforcing the idea that everyone deserves equal access…

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    Road fatalities halved

    As Women's Month has drawn to a close, Bakwena N1N4 toll road proudly reaffirms its commitment to gender equality by partnering with PinkDrive and the Department of Health for the tenth consecutive year. This partnership serves to raise awareness, educate, and provide critical cancer screenings to communities, reinforcing the idea that everyone deserves equal access…

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    Bakwena & partners drive road safety awareness in the North West

    As Women's Month has drawn to a close, Bakwena N1N4 toll road proudly reaffirms its commitment to gender equality by partnering with PinkDrive and the Department of Health for the tenth consecutive year. This partnership serves to raise awareness, educate, and provide critical cancer screenings to communities, reinforcing the idea that everyone deserves equal access…

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    Bakwena drives hope and health: a decade of empowering communities with PinkDrive and the Department of Health

    As Women's Month has drawn to a close, Bakwena N1N4 toll road proudly reaffirms its commitment to gender equality by partnering with PinkDrive and the Department of Health for the tenth consecutive year. This partnership serves to raise awareness, educate, and provide critical cancer screenings to communities, reinforcing the idea that everyone deserves equal access…

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    Bakwena’s Mandela Day celebrations

    Mandela Day is an annual global celebration to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela and is a call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela’s values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities. With this in mind Bakwena, the toll concessionaire…

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    Toll Concessionaire, Bakwena, ready for winter school holiday queues amid loadshedding

    Bakwena, the toll concessionaire responsible for managing 385km of the N1N4 route in South Africa, is geared up to handle increased traffic during the upcoming winter school holidays. With the possibility of increased stages of loadshedding, Bakwena has taken proactive measures to ensure efficient operations at its toll plazas. “As families embark on their winter…

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    Bakwena empowers through its Ultimate Challenges project

    Bakwena, the toll concessionaire, is committed to supporting the socio- economic development of the country. Not only does Bakwena provide world-class infrastructure on the Bakwena N1N4 route, but it also strives to have a positive, sustainable, and meaningful impact on the lives of people in vulnerable communities along this route.

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    Plan your journey this easter holiday season

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena) encourages road users to plan their journey in advance this Easter holiday period as busy conditions are expected along the Bakwena N1N4 route. Bakwena can confirm that rehab works on the N1 will be suspended over the Easter holiday period and there will be no lane closures on the N1 route.…

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    Bakwena announces essential road maintenance plans

    On Wednesday, 22 nd February 2023, Bakwena announced its maintenance plans for the first part of the year. “Without maintenance road infrastructure deteriorates rapidly, especially when the realities of the climate crisis are felt as we have seen with the deluges in several provinces over the last two weeks,” says Solomon Kganyago, Chief Operating Officer of the Bakwena Platinum…

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    Bakwena records a reduction in fatalities over December 2022 festive period

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd (Bakwena), has reported an overall reduction of fatalities along its route over the period 8 December 2022 up to the 9 th January 2023. Bakwena works very closely with the traffic authorities from Tshwane Metro Police, Limpopo Traffic, Gauteng and North West Provincial Traffic authorities in an effort to…

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    Ensuring your journey along the Bakwena N1N4 route is better & safer this festive season

    The festive season is nearing full swing and with all COVID restrictions lifted earlier this year, we are expecting busier conditions along the N1N4 route as road users travel to holiday destinations or to be with their loved ones. With the above in mind, and as part of Bakwena’s continued commitment to Road Safety and…

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    Teeing off for charity

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd, (Bakwena) held their thirteenth annual charity golf day at Wingate Park Country Club on Tuesday 15th November 2022. Bakwena​ ​converted​ ​its​ ​annual​ ​golf​ ​day​ ​into​ ​a​ ​charity​ ​fundraiser​ ​13​ ​years​ ​ago.​ ​Since then,​ ​it​ ​has​ ​assisted​ ​6​ ​charities​ ​(with an additional charity added in the last two years) with…

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    Bakwena & partners focus on health & safety during the month of October

    Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Pty) Ltd, (Bakwena) in partnership with PinkDrive and the Gauteng Department of Health held a successful wellness day at Kekana Gardens Clinic in Hammanskraal on Tuesday the 11 October 2022. The main focus of the wellness day was on breast cancer awareness, education and screening. The Gauteng Department of Health joined…

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