Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi says the Gautrain expansion project is expected to create more than 211 000 direct jobs. According to Vadi his department is looking to set aside approximately R1.6 billion for skills development,...
Minister of Transport, Dr Blade Nzimande says his department will intensify its efforts to stabilise the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. Speaking during his budget vote address Nzimande, noted that governance was a major challenge for most...
South Africa’s rail network is the most developed on the continent. The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield talks to Teddy Daka, CEO of Ansys, about the network in general and the possibility of a high-speed train link between Johannesburg and...
Launching its inaugural event in October 2013, TransAfrica, a new Transport, Infrastructure & Investment Expo, will bring together thought leaders and market players within the African transport industry for deliberation around topics of growth...
Since the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) sent out invitations to prospective black investors to invest in their multi-billion rand rolling stock renewal plan, the programme is quickly gaining a head of steam. There is a 65% local...
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail Group has recently joined forces with global power and automation company ABB and local South African rail company Naledi Rail Engineering. Forming a consortium named Dudula Rail (Pty) Ltd, to bid for...
THE rolling stock renewal programme of the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (Prasa) will serve as a catalyst for the re-industrialisation of South Africa’s railways. According to Prasa’s project manager for the programme, Piet...
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) was planning a R15 billion black economic empowerment programme as part of its plans to modernise Metrorail, Business Day reported on Wednesday. Metrorail’s fleet of commuter coaches would be modernised...
The railway companies of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland and the Maputo Port Development Company have agreed to set out measures to improve coordination of rolling stock on their respective railways, Mozambican daily newspaper NotÃcias...
