Private trains on state rails a 'win-win' for SA transport

06 December 2020 - 00:00 By paul ash

The open access proposal announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in October to allow private operators to run trains on the Transnet network is an opportunity to move freight such as containers, agricultural products and hazardous chemicals off the road...

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