The state of rail reform and liberalisation

04 February 2024 - 00:00 By Scott Edmundson

The rail sector in South Africa is at a breaking point and urgent action is required. From a freight perspective, Transnet’s incapacity to dispatch locomotives is at an all-time high. The National Logistics Crisis Committee estimates that the country’s macro logistics system loses roughly R1bn a day...

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