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Mining Indaba 2024 - Rail reform and liberalisation: Where we are and what it means for the South African rail sector
29th January 2024 The rail sector in South Africa is at a breaking point and urgent action is required. From a freight perspective, Transnet's incapacity to dispatch... →
Government's new plan to shift cargo from roads back to rail 
By: News24Wire 26th January 2024 Government is seeking to finalise a plan aimed at improving its rail network and move cargo away from its overburdened roads. While the economy... →
The value of tacit knowledge for economic success
By: Saliem Fakir 26th January 2024 Michael Polanyi, the brother of the famous Karl Polanyi (the writer of The Great Transformation), says in his book, Tacit Knowledge, that “we can... →
New public-private rail corridor agreement already boding well – RBCT 
By: Martin Creamer 25th January 2024 The three-month-old mutual cooperation agreement that the private-sector-owned Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) signed with State rail enterprise... →
Transnet appoints law firm to investigate allegations against TNPA management
By: Schalk Burger 25th January 2024 State-owned freight and logistics group Transnet has appointed an independent law firm to undertake an in-depth investigation into allegations that... →
Coal at risk of being stranded in South Africa as rail founders
By: Bloomberg 19th January 2024 Coal in South Africa, which has the largest proven reserves of the fuel on the continent, is at risk of becoming stranded following a plunge in... →
Key African economies to hold off from rate cuts until second half of 2024
By: Bloomberg 19th January 2024 African central banks due to decide on interest rates in the next three weeks are poised to maintain tight monetary policies, in contrast to their... →
Port of Cape Town crisis: Transnet to be called to committee
18th January 2024 Transnet will be invited to appear before the Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism, to provide feedback on the... →
