Implementing infrastructure development depended on the capacity of South Africa’s state owned enterprises (SOEs), Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday, according to a report by News 24. In prepared opening remarks at the South...
South Africa will utilize the Chinese model in its “re-industrialization” process, the presidency said on Sunday. This is one of the purposes of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to China from July 13 to 17, his...
China Railway Construction Corp Ltd (CRCC) has signed two deals worth a combined $5.5 billion for construction projects in Africa, Xinhua reported late on Monday, as the country’s railway firms increasingly flex their muscle overseas....
Mozambique will this year import 70 train carriages to minimise the problem of passenger transport in the country, the Minister of Transport and Communications said Monday. In a parliamentary hearing on the Economic and Social Plan, organised by...
A proposed 476km single gauge railway line that will connect Kampala via Malaba in Eastern Uganda to Nimule in South Sudan – at a cost of $3.2 billion – will receive financial backing from China. Official acceptance of the Engineering...
A tremendous success is how President Jacob Zuma describes his recent visit to China. In a statement issued by the Presidency, President Zuma said, “The visit has significantly strengthened our relations with China who are ready to work with...
Negotiations are underway to revive the rubber factory “Manufactura de Borracha” (Mabor) of Mozambique, which has been closed for over a decade. According to Panguene Apolinario, president of Mozambique’s state stake-holding group Igepe, there are...
An historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Transnet SOC Ltd and Chinese locomotives manufacturer CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive (CSR). The MoU paves the way for Transnet to conclude agreements with CSR to set up...
President Zuma’s state visit to China on December 4 and 5 will focus on the priority issues of development in both South Africa and the rest of the continent. Bilateral relations will also be reviewed ensuring that the existing strategic...
