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An iron will to get South Africa back on the rails

Afrimat CEO urges government to let private sector take major role in running logistics infrastructure

06 November 2022 - 00:00 By Chris Barron

Andries van Heerden, CEO of R6.8bn diversified industrial group Afrimat, says continuing ideological resistance to meaningful private sector involvement in running freight lines and ports is a disaster for South Africa...

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