Investment in rail network will boost economy and help meet climate goals
09 November 2020 - 16:20
If SA is going to be a prosperous country in which people have work and we contribute to a better global future, we cannot afford not to invest in rail.
The promise we made to ourselves in the National Development Plan (NDP) — to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030 — is not achievable without more and better use of passenger and cargo rail. Without such use of rail, we will not be able to cope with the speed at which our population is growing, or the rate at which our society is urbanising...
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