CAPE TOWN - South Africa has the best rail infrastructure in Africa - or it used to.
There are large Rail and port capacity gaps which are negatively impacting trade.
The South African Government's plans to spend R900bn by 2027 on rail infrastructure have been impacted by regulatory and organisational challenges, as well as theft of cabling, rail, and station infrastructure.
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What are the solutions? Rudie Opperman, Manager for Engineering & Training for Middle East and Africa at Axis spoke to eNCA.
Revolutionising SA's train network 2
Revolutionising SA's train network 3