by admintc | Aug 5, 2022 | RAIL
South Africa and Botswana have agreed, in principle, on joint development initiatives to be implemented by Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and Botswana Rail (BR), to improve trade between the two countries, following a high-level business roundtable. The initiatives will... by admintc | Jul 23, 2022 | RAIL
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed a bid by the local unit of the Chinese Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) to have the SA Revenue Service (Sars) return money taken from its accounts. Sars found that CRRC E-Loco overstated the price of its... by admintc | Jul 21, 2022 | RAIL
Angola’s ministry of transport has awarded a tender to a Trafigura consortium to operate and expand rail infrastructure to speed up commodity imports from Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo, Africa’s biggest copper producer, exports copper, cobalt and... by admintc | Jul 21, 2022 | RAIL
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is rebuilding and recovering five high-priority commuter rail corridors, three of which, in Gauteng, will reopen before the end of the year. These are in addition to five lines that are already operational. by admintc | Jul 20, 2022 | RAIL
South African railway entity the Thelo DB consortium will be signing a framework agreement for the transformational Western Railway Line project with the government of Ghana on July 25. The signing ceremony will take place during the Ministerial Programme hosted by... by admintc | Jul 11, 2022 | RAIL
State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will start with the annual maintenance shutdown of its North Corridor on July 12. The shutdown is scheduled for completion by July 22 and is important for TFR’s volume recovery plans for the corridor.