Transnet ‘poses sovereign and reputational risk to economy’
Freight associations say it's worse than Eskom but Transnet calls detractors alarmist and self-serving
20 November 2022 - 08:53
The African Rail Industry Association (ARIA) has slammed Transnet for posing a sovereign and reputational risk to South Africa's economy amid alleged resistance to implementing third-party access to its rail network, maintenance backlogs and the effect of the crippling two-week wage strike.
But Transnet dismissed the comments as alarmist and not based on fact as it was investing in maintenance and proceeding with the slot sales process which will be concluded this financial year...
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