LETTER: Transnet must be local before it’s continental
Plans for expansion into Africa are ambitious considering failures in SA
06 February 2020 - 14:45
We read that “Transnet is seeking growth through expansion into the continent” (February 5).
That’s fine, but Transnet should be doing more to fix its operations in SA, where the poor performance of rail is adding to our environmental problems. Much of the blame for the collapse of Metrorail and Shosholoza Meyl can be laid at the door of Transnet Freight Rail, which for years now has been incapable of running trains on time...
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