Port and rail system overhaul moves ahead

POOR maintenance, an underperforming rail network and congestion at ports are among the challenges facing Transnet amid ongoing efforts to improve operations and increase port volumes.

This as South Africa’s ports underperform all other African ports and lag behind hundreds around the world.

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While there have been notable gains in the last few months, the State-owned entity says it is not yet out of the woods as it steps up its recovery plans.

The plan aims to stabilise and improve operational and financial performance by March 2025.

Read the full story in this week’s ZO Weekender.

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