Mayor invites President to form joint committee on rail devolution
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has invited President Cyril Ramaphosa to form a joint working committee with the City for the urgent devolution of...
‘One Station at a Time’ – Cape Chamber hails PRASA success in reclaiming a...
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry wishes to commend state law enforcement and passenger rail stakeholders for reclaiming a portion of Cape Town’s...
Mr President, tell Capetonians the truth on rail devolution
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Capetonians deserve the truth from President Cyril Ramaphosa about whether the National Government intends scrapping plans to devolve...
Rail, maritime infrastructure investment needed for Africa to thrive
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says Africa needs to reduce structural and regulatory barriers in order to unlock investment in road and maritime infrastructure, and...
SA’s freight rail sector poised to attract ‘billions of rands’
Following Transnet’s announcement on the opening of slot sales on two key corridors.
By Palesa Mofokeng
Privately operated trains will now be able to run on sections...
Fixing Cape Town’s rail service will take more than money
ONCE upon a time, Cape Town had a fully functioning, affordable and efficient commuter rail service that allowed people living on the urban rim...
PRASA’s recovery moves backwards in restoring the railway system in the WC
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (PRASA) road to recovery in the Western Cape has been a long one with several stations and...
Why block the City from rescuing the commuter rail system?
A prime example of what used to be called “Cutting off your nose to spite your face” is the apparent determination to prevent any...
SANRAL projects to boost weak economy
IN recent years, the South African road construction sector has experienced numerous challenges which has resulted in the general decline in its market size....
From coal to hydrogen: rail back in fashion
In the early twentieth century rail was a dirty business, burning coal and competing with other transport on the basis of speed, price and...
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