South Africa working to revive rail as backbone of transport system

[John Ashworth]

South Africa working to revive rail as backbone of transport system: minister

South Africa's national Department of Transport is working with all key stakeholders to bring about a "rail renaissance" in the country, which will position rail as a backbone of the transport system for both passenger and freight, a senior official said on Wednesday. The government is putting efforts into replacing rail infrastructure damaged by large scale vandalism, and the work to develop rail infrastructure is ongoing while putting measures in place to secure new investment, said South Africa's Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula, briefing lawmakers at a parliament session in Cape Town, legislative capital of South Africa...