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...
It’s time SA had a serious talk about rail
As President Ramaphosa highlighted in his presentation of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) to parliament in October last year, rail lies at...
Traxtion commits to R1,5 billion rail investment
TRAXTION Group, a provider of rail services and solutions across the African continent has announced its intention to embark on a significant investment programme...
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