Transnet sends SOS to government over freight chaos on Joburg-Durban corridor
TFR executive manager of key container route, Rudzani Ligege, calls for urgent action over sabotage and theft
04 June 2023 - 07:34
Rudzani Ligege, Transnet Freight Rail's executive manager of the crucial Durban-Johannesburg container corridor, which cable theft and sabotage last week reduced to 25% of its capacity, says they sent an SOS to the government asking for more effective policing and investigations, more arrests and quicker convictions.
“The call to the government has always been there, but this time it was more the urgency. We really need this, like yesterday; let's get it going...
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