Transport Minister Barbara Creecy emphasised the importance of implementing smart solutions as part of efforts to upgrade and revitalise the country’s transport sector, with commuter numbers... 

Meeting the 193-million-ton rail stretch target set under the newly launched second phase of the partnership between business and government would require a significant amount of work and... 

The State-owned Transnet Academy has concluded a five-year partnership agreement with the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Pretoria (UP), which will help it to enhance technical... 

A second phase of the partnership launched between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises has been launched under the Government of National Unity... 

State-owned logistics agency Transnet has taken tentative steps towards limited engagement with the private sector, but there should be large-scale concessions of port and rail capacity to drive... 

Infrastructure financier Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has signed concession agreements with the governments of Angola and Zambia for the financing, construction, ownership and operation of the... 

After moving upwards for three consecutive months, the newest Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) declined in June and July to reach a level of 119.8 in July – the lowest level since February.... 

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says that, despite Transnet’s turnaround progress, the State-owned enterprise is not able to meet the target of increasing South Africa’s yearly rail volumes to... 

State-owned Transnet and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaborative efforts between them in the fight against theft and... 

The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has invited the public to comment on its 2040 local spatial development framework (LSDF) for the central business district (CBD). The LSDF will guide decisions about... 

The Maputo Corridor is being underused by chrome exporters, Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) northeast corridor acting managing executive Mandisa Mondi has said. Speaking at the Critical Materials... 

Transnet breached loan covenants for a second year running as the South African port and rail operator staggers under a debt burden that’s constraining investments needed to resurrect its ailing... 

Recent statistics have underscored how crucial it is to fix State-owned enterprise (SOE) Transnet, with second-quarter GDP growth of 0.4% still insufficient to achieve the necessary progress in the... 

State-owned Transnet Group chief business development officer Yolisa Kani has said calls for applications for private train operators wanting to access the freight rail network are likely to open... 

Zimbabwe's State-owned railway operator has opened its network up to private players, including a unit of South Africa's Grindrod, as it seeks to boost freight volumes that had collapsed after... 

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says it welcomes the 15-year prison sentence handed down this week to Daniel Mthimkhulu, the agency’s former head of engineering. Mthimkhulu,... 

The recovery of South Africa’s two biggest State-owned companies — beset by years of corruption and theft — relies on one common component: protecting thousands of miles of cables from theft and... 

State-owned logistics infrastructure company Transnet and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) value chain company Petredec have entered into an agreement to implement a groundbreaking rail freight... 

China signed an agreement Wednesday to revamp a railway that will help landlocked Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, export the metal through Tanzania. The heads of state of the three... 

Development finance institution the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has, alongside the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), approved funding of up to $200-million... 

Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips has acknowledged criticism over the pace at which it plans to recover rail volumes and has reported that an internal “stretch target” of 193-million tons has been set... 

Enormous investments are being made in ports, rail and transport logistics in Southern Africa, as well as more broadly in Africa, including by international companies and consortia. "Global... 

The New Development Bank (NDB) on Friday signed a R5-billion loan agreement with State-owned freight transport and logistics group Transnet. The agreement was signed during the NDB’s ninth yearly... 

Better transport and trade infrastructure across Africa will make it quicker and cheaper to transport goods, while lower tariff and non-tariff barriers will reduce the cost of goods and increase... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses the implications of moving that State-owned enterprises that previously fell under the Department of Public Enterprises to new departments. 

The board of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has terminated Zolani Matthews’ employment with immediate effect. PRASA fired Matthews as CEO in 2021 for failing to disclose that he... 

A senior US State Department official reassured African governments that an initiative to help counter China’s influence through developing infrastructure on the continent will continue even after... 

State-owned Transnet is implementing a novel outcomes-based security (OBS) approach to combat the high levels of theft and vandalism on its rail network, chief security officer Ashwin Govind has... 

State-owned Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is meeting less than half of its necessary maintenance investment, with inflation significantly expanding the gap in year-on-year funding requirements.... 

Owing to domestic logistics constraints, South Africa’s coal and iron-ore bulk mining sectors were unable to capitalise on the last super cycle from 2021 to 2023, resulting in an estimated... 

With Transnet’s export coal and iron-ore volume performance having reached multidecade lows in recent years and mining companies not weathering low commodity cycles sufficiently, the focus of this... 

Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed for the energy transition at its...