08 July 2021 1 Min Read

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WATCH: Transnet’s issues derail miners’ export potential

Minerals Council SA chief economist Henk Langenhoven talks to Business Day TV about Transnet’s rail issues

in Companies / Mining by Business Day TV

A freight train is seen in this file photograph. Picture: WERNER HILLS

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Transnet’s rail and port issues are preventing SA’s miners from reaching their full export potential of bulk commodities and depriving the country of much-needed taxes.

Business Day TV’s Alishia Seckam spoke to Henk Langenhoven, chief economist at the Minerals Council SA, for more insight.

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