Botswana through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure hosted ASANRA 48th Board and Committee meetings from the 25th to 29th May 2026 at Travel Lodge in Kasane. Six ASANRA Committees i.e. Regional Technology Transfer and Capacity Building; Construction and Maintenance; Research and Development; Materials and Design Standards; Road Network and Financing and Road Safety Committees’ met. The Committee members were from Botswana (Host), Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In attendance were the Sub Sahara Africa Transport Policy Programme(SSATP) and World Bank representatives. SSATP made a presentation of Resilient Road Asset Management Landscape Study both to the Road Network and Financing Committee members and the ASANRA Board.
ASANRA provides an outstanding forum for transport industry members who want to stay in touch with each other in the process of policy formulation and technical exchange. As a grouping of intelligent, like-minded professionals that are concerned with the inner workings of the industry, ASANRA provides an opportunity for members to share and exchange opinions and ideas for the development of the sector. At ASANRA meetings and forums, members are able to pick the collective brains of experts, and together they establish mutual referral systems.
