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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy reveals targets, highlights progress on transport sector turnaround
7th July 2025 By: Darren Parker

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has outlined six targets that will guide the Department of Transport’s (DoT’s) work over the next few years to transform the passenger, freight, and aviation... 


South Africa’s freight system stabilising, but no ‘kumbaya moment’ yet 
4th July 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s efforts to restore its logistics infrastructure have seen it stabilise the system, but not yet execute a big leap forward. This was the consensus among members of a panel speaking on... 


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Numsa warns of possible Gautrain strike amid deadlocked wage negotiations
3rd July 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Labour union the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has been granted a certificate to strike by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), after it... 


PRASA has revived 35 of its 40 corridors
South Africa set to test private sector appetite for long-distance passenger rail routes
3rd July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information (RFI) will be launched in July to assess the potential for private sector participation (PSP) investments in the... 


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Auto sector facing decline as SA’s infrastructure decay comes home to roost – Barnes
3rd July 2025 By: Irma Venter

The fundamental challenge many vehicle assembly operations in South Africa currently face is that their operations are becoming less vital to the success of their parent companies. This is linked... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Procurement of private rail and port infrastructure to be launched in Aug
2nd July 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy confirmed that Transnet will issue requests for proposals (RFPs) from the end of August to begin the formal procurement process for private sector participation... 


Private sector eyes freight logistics shake-up amid calls for immediate investment
Private sector eyes freight logistics shake-up amid calls for immediate investment
27th June 2025

Much interest is being shown in relation to the opening of the freight logistics system to private sector participation. But there is also an urgent need for immediate investment. Engineering News... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
BFI funding crucial for unlocking short-term freight investments while long-gestation private projects evolve
24th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has underlined the importance of the National Treasury’s Budget Facility for Infrastructure in helping Transnet to fund the near-term rail and port investments... 


Grindrod CEO Xolani Mbambo
Mbambo to step down as Grindrod CEO
19th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JSE-listed Grindrod has started the process to identify a successor to CEO and executive director Xolani Mbambo, who will be stepping down after a 12-year tenure with the group. He will remain... 


A PRASA train
Letter: More accurate data on PRASA passenger numbers needed
18th June 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

In this letter to Engineering News, Katharine McKenzie calls on the Department of Transport to provide more accurate information on the number of passengers that make use of the Passenger Rail... 


From left to right: Juanita Maree, Khule Duma, Theo Pappas, Jaap van der Merwe, Brenda Magqwaka and Innocentia Motau
Stabilisation in freight system, but no ‘kumbaya moment’ yet 
17th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa’s efforts to restore its logistics infrastructure have seen it stabilise the system, but not yet execute a big leap forward. This was the consensus among members of a panel speaking on... 


Transnet freight locomotives
Mavuso admonishes Transnet for capitulating to ‘unreasonable’ union demands
17th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has said she was “astounded” to see news last week of State-owned Transnet's capitulation to unions’ strike threats, eventually agreeing to give... 


ship at sea
Transport sector shows signs of stabilisation amid ongoing structural challenges – index
13th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

After declining for eight consecutive months to reach a revised index level of 113.5 in January, the lowest level since December 2022, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) increased in each... 


A Transnet locomotive
South Africa to give Transnet more guarantees to settle debt
13th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s government said it will give Transnet additional guarantees so the troubled State ports and freight railway operator can settle all its debt that falls due and execute its... 


Cape Town rail passenger trips to climb to 343 000 a day by April next year, says Creecy
13th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Rail passenger numbers in Cape Town reached 53 000 people a day in April last year, says Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. With the reopening of Philippi and Nolungile stations, this number has... 


Image of TE manufacturing and ports GM Tshwanelo Tswai.
Transnet Engineering sets R1bn turnover goal for burgeoning maritime division
11th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Transnet operating division Transnet Engineering (TE) aims for its relatively new maritime business to reach R1-billion in turnover in the next eight to ten years, says TE manufacturing and ports... 


The Port of Durban
South Africa wins $1.5bn World Bank infrastructure loan
10th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

The World Bank has approved a $1.5-billion loan to support structural reforms aimed at boosting South Africa’s infrastructure. The Washington-based lender said in a statement the operation will... 


Equipment in use at the Lobito port
AFC to sign $320m deal with Italy to bolster Lobito funding
6th June 2025 By: Reuters

Africa Finance Corporation, a Lagos-based continental financier, will sign a deal with Italy for $320-million financing partly for a new transport corridor linking critical mineral fields with an... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
DoT confirms 162 responses to RFI for private freight rail and port projects
5th June 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Transport (DoT) reports that it received 162 formal responses to a request for information (RFI) launched by Minister Barbara Creecy in March to test the market appetite for... 


Barbara Creecy
Cape Town rail passenger trips to climb to 343 000 a day by April next year, says Creecy
30th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Passenger numbers in Cape Town reached 53 000 people a day in April last year, says Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. With the reopening of Philippi and Nolungile stations, this number has now... 


Citrus sector welcomes Transnet’s R51bn guarantee, private participation momentum
27th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) welcomes the government authorisation of a R51-billion guarantee facility for State-owned Transnet, and the progress... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Transnet welcomes R51bn guarantee facility
22nd May 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

State-owned Transnet has welcomed Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s announcement of a R51-billion government guarantee facility to support its sustainability and long-term growth. Creecy this... 


A Transnet port operation
South Africa arbiter proposes more pay to avoid logistics strike
21st May 2025 By: Bloomberg

A third-party arbiter proposed a higher wage offer to South Africa’s State-owned ports and rail company and its unions in a bid to stave off a potential strike by thousands of logistics workers.... 


truck on road
Transport sector faces major BBBEE overhaul with tougher compliance rules
16th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

The integrated transport sector is set to face some of the most stringent broad-based black economic empowerment (BBBEE) requirements in the country, following proposals unveiled by Integrated... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Creecy confirms passenger rail RFI imminent
13th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As rail reforms continue to take shape in South Africa, particularly with Transnet having published a Network Statement paving the way for private operators in December last year, Transport... 


Transport Minister Barbara Creecy
Transport department extends deadline for response to rail, ports RFI to May 30
12th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Transport (DoT) has extended, to May 30, a deadline for responses to a request for information (RFI) on potential private sector participation (PSP) projects in the rail and port... 


Investors keen for B Network Prospectus
9th May 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

State-owned rail freight company Transnet’s Rail Infrastructure Management entity (TRIM) during its latest Investec Engagement that took place on March 14, says that it plans to release a B Network... 


Train tracks on dry, rocky ground.
Urgent fixes prioritised in rail revival funding plan
9th May 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

State-owned rail freight company Transnet’s Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) outlined a structured plan to raise the funding needed to revitalise South Africa’s deteriorating rail infrastructure.... 


A worker welding a section on a train.
Rail logistics firms anticipate traffic boom with new reform
9th May 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

Given the May 9 deadline for submissions on various identified strategic projects in the rail and logistics sector, companies have been intensifying efforts to explore investment opportunities in... 


Train tracks running through dense bushes.
Major projects revealed to boost Ethiopia’s rail economy
9th May 2025

Ministry of Transport-run national railway operator Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) is making notable progress in overhauling the country’s railway transport system. It currently has eight... 


A four-locomotive train hauls 160 empty wagons on Transnet’s GFB Flow route during the February 2025 test.
New initiative doubles rail capacity on the Coal Line
9th May 2025 By: Devina Haripersad

State-owned rail freight company Transnet’s continuous improvement team recently launched a 160-wagon train initiative on the North Corridor to improve slot utilisation and double network capacity,... 


Johannesburg
Operation Vulindela’s reform lens widened to include municipal rescue, urban densification and digital transformation
7th May 2025 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s Government of National Unity Cabinet has endorsed a plan to incorporate three new reform priorities under the umbrella of Operation Vulindlela, which will now oversee and coordinate... 


Panelists in this webinar on intermodal transport in Africa highlight the impact of global trade instability on African trade, emphasising the need for infrastructure investment and intermodal transport systems.
Webinar highlights challenges, opportunities for intercontinental transport and logistics in Africa
7th May 2025 By: Shannon de Ryhove

In a well-attended webinar that focused on intermodal transport in Africa, industry leaders convened to dissect the profound impact of global trade instability on the continent's economic... 


An image showing the poster for the SAAF show
Gautrain to offer complimentary midibus service for SAAF Show
29th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Passenger rail company the Gautrain is offering a complimentary midibus shuttle service from Centurion Station to the yearly South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum Air Show at the Air Force Mobile... 


Southern African logistics landscape to be transformed by infrastructure investment by 2030 – report
25th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

By 2030, Southern Africa’s logistics landscape will be transformed through infrastructure investment, deeper regional integration and sustainability initiatives. While significant challenges... 


An image of copper cathode from the DRC
Report reveals trends shaping Southern Africa’s trade potential
24th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

As trade corridors expand and the demand for sustainable supply chain solutions grows, end-to-end solutions provider Reload Logistics has released an industry outlook report, 'Unlocking Southern... 


A rail line
South African court ends R8bn rail contract in anti-graft push
17th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

A South African court set aside an R8-billion contract between the State rail operator and a company that’s now a unit of Wabtec Corp for 233 diesel locomotives, part of a long-running crackdown... 


UNTU to ballot members after Transnet wage meeting ends without agreement
15th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Labour union the United National Transport Union (UNTU) will ballot its members after a conciliation process to resolve a dispute between it and State-owned transport agency Transnet ended without... 


Rail wagons
Transnet moves to shortlist bidders ahead of rail leasing company tender
9th April 2025 By: Terence Creamer

State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has initiated a process to select a private partner for a new leasing company, or ‘LeaseCo’, that will lease rail rolling stock to private train... 


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