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MICHAEL AVERY: Transnet Freight Rail’s bid to open to third parties a train smash
The SOE is holding farmers over a barrel regarding the purchase of 40-year-old wagons in terms of a new plan
There’s stiff competition for the state-owned enterprise (SOE) wooden spoon story of the year. As my generator cranks on again in the background, Eskom’s death spiral is never far from contention.
Not to be outdone, the Post Office managed to take eight months to send a package “back to sender” in a test by news website Mybroadband. And in a stunning volte-face Sanral, in its infinite wisdom, decided to award a rerun of several important, valuable road tenders to Chinese bidders, spoiling department of trade, industry & competition minister Ebrahim Patel’s local “is lekker” (master)plan. And SAA is still stuck in the departure lounge after a key member of the Takatso consortium, Gidon Novick, quit...
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