Lack of funding holds up Moloto Rail Corridor project
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande confirms that there is no construction deal yet, despite an MOU between Prasa and Chinese funders signed under Jacob Zuma
The detailed design and construction of the Moloto Rail Corridor would commence only once funding for the project had been secured, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said Wednesday. The project would involve building a railway along the R573 Moloto Road to ferry commuters between Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng. A conceptual design for the project was concluded as part of the feasibility study finalised in 2014. The Presidency confirmed in September 2017 that the Moloto Rail Development Corridor was one of the infrastructure development initiatives included in a memorandum of understanding signed between the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) and the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). Then President Jacob Zuma attended the signing of the memorandum of understanding in China. However, Nzimande said in a written reply to a parliamentary question by DA MP Choloane Matsepe that the government had not signed any agreement for the construction of the Moloto Rail Corridor w...
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