Eskom dominates the domestic steam coal market in South Africa, accounting for about 116 million tonnes of the market’s 177 million tonne total. Even though the utility aspires to reduce its dependence on coal fired technology from 90% to about...
By Jacqueline Holman South African state logistics group Transnet railed 68 million mt/year of coal in the 2011-12 financial year and plans to increase coal rail capacity to 81 million mt/year in the next five years, Transnet Commercial general...
An open window on a train is a matter of commuter “comfort”, not safety, the Western Cape High Court has heard. This was argued as the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), the parastatal company in charge of Metrorail, fights off a R1.12m...
Quieter roads, cleaner air and lower taxes on individuals will be some of the benefits passed on from Transnet’s R300-billion infrastructure plan, MPs heard on Tuesday. Acting chief financial officer Anoj Singh told the portfolio committee on...
