South Africa has considerable potential to lead the hydrogen economy and leverage its platinum group metal (PGM) resources;  however, it is imperative that there is a social compact when building... 

Mobility technology company Bombardier Transportation reports that, as of November 26, its locomotive fleet provided to State-owned logistics company Transnet has successfully completed ten-million... 

Traxtion Group has announced its intention to embark on a significant investment programme in South Africa’s rail sector.  

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has responded to allegations by former Passenger Rail Agency of SA boss Lucky Montana that he facilitated payments to the African National Congress, while ANC... 

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has been slapped with allegations that he, while African National Congress Treasurer General, facilitated payments to the ANC from a beneficiary of a R3.5-billion rail... 

There is considerable potential for South Africa to be a supplier of green hydrogen and leverage its platinum group metals (PGM) resources; however, it is imperative that there is a social compact... 

West Cumbria Mine plans to extract and process about 2.7-million tonnes of metallurgical coal a year from the Woodhouse Colliery. 

Rolling stock Manufacturing and Servicing company, TMH Africa has once again achieved another highly sought-after rail industry certification with the EN 15085-2 Certification Level CL1. The... 

Rail services and solutions provider Traxtion Group intends to embark on a significant investment programme within South Africa’s rail sector, which will, at first, see an initial locomotive and... 

PRASA's woes must be resolved so that it can deliver cheaper, safe and reliable public transport to South Africa's working class, former ANC MP Leonard Ramatlakane said shortly after he was named... 

Bombardier Transportation has reported that it is continuing to execute the contract, despite there being an ongoing dispute resolution process. 

Rolling stock manufacturer TMH Africa has signed a three-year contract with Egypt National Railways to supply bogies for passenger rail applications in Egypt. TMH Africa CEO Jerome Boyet says the... 

Bombardier Transportation, one of four companies to secure a contract to supply 1 064 electric and diesel  locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) in 2015, reports that it is continuing to... 

Pretoria-based industrial technology and solutions provider RTS Africa Technologies (RTS) has recently announced the increased availability of its Gen5 System, developed specifically for... 

South Africa's Transnet may be forced to lift a suspension on China's CRRC Corp so that the firm can repair its locomotives, according to a document from state-owned Transnet, despite pending legal... 

Rail components manufacturer Bakara Engineering has completed repairs to railway wheels for a private rail operator and is working on a similar project for Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa... 

JSE-listed logistics group Grindrod has managed to generate 10% higher profit year-on-year in the six months ended June 30 at R464-million, as well as 40% more cash from operations at R507-million,... 

Diversified miner Vale is making further progress in its strategy of replacing fossil fuels, with the announcement this week that it is installing Brazil’s largest battery energy storage system... 

As a result of Covid-19-specific actions, JSE-listed freight logistics group Grindrod expects to report a loss of between R286-million and R316-million for the six months ended June 30. The company... 

Rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholdings (TMH) Africa, which acts as the centre of excellence for narrow-gauge rolling stock within the TMH Group, announced in March that it had been awarded... 

The speed with which countries will recover from the devastation wrought by Covid-19 will depend, in part, on how best they use their unique advantages, says mining investment company Menar MD and... 

As the electric car movement continues to gain ground, people may question whether there will still be a future for mechanics. Electric cars are not the only threat to traditional mechanical... 

As South African transport authorities set their sights on restoring and growing the country’s rail networks, one intrepid couple has positioned themselves to help young graduates benefit from the... 

Another incident of overhead cable theft at State-owned Transnet’s Pretoria Complex has further crippled the group’s Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) subsidiary’s ability to deliver goods to customers... 

Despite the local rail industry in South Africa constituting a sizeable and critical portion of the economy, and being well developed, compared with the rest of Africa, the rail infrastructure is... 

Disgraced former Eskom and Transnet Chief Financial Officer Anoj Singh's disciplinary hearing, which is being conducted by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, will resume next... 

Lifestyle audits, cashless ticketing, renegotiating Eskom tariffs and finalising the general overhaul tender are all on the to-do list for the newly appointed administrator of the Passenger Rail... 

State-owned logistics company Transnet, led by chairperson Dr Popo Molefe, this week signed a rail revitalisation agreement with the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) and the Ghana Railway... 

Transnet Engineering on Friday delivered the last batch of 100 locally manufactured freight wagons to Caminhos De Ferros De Mocambique (CFM), a Mozambique State owned railway operator.  The... 

Auditor-General (AG) Kimi Makwetu on Wednesday lamented that accounting officers and authorities had been slow in implementing his recommendations. He also called on government leaders to take... 

The irregular expenditure of the South African government's national and provincial departments has increased to more than R60-billion, while material financial losses amount to R2.8-billion, the... 

Reid and Mitchell (R&M) are the specialists in the service and repair of high asset value Electrical equipment used in Open Cast Mine Draglines, Off-Highway trucks and Diesel Locomotives. Our world... 

Transnet has confirmed that it is initiating a legal review of the a R49-billion locomotive procurement contract. 

State-owned logistics group Transnet confirmed on Monday that it is initiating a legal review of the a R49-billion locomotive procurement contract, known as 10-64, having already declared the... 

State-owned rail company Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) on Thursday launched a 4-km-long train, with 375 wagons, officially making it the longest train in the world. The train was driven by Lisa Clark... 

Transnet Freight Rail launched the world’s longest production train, with 375 wagons, on October 24. The train carries about 24 000 t of manganese from Sishen, in the Northern Cape, to Saldanha... 

Railway engineering company TMH Africa plans to use its new 45 000 m2 rolling stock manufacturing facility, in Boksburg, to serve the country and continent, TMH Africa CEO Jerome Boyet said during... 

State-owned rail company Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) on Thursday launched a 4-km-long train, with 375 wagons, officially making it the longest train in the world. The train was driven by Lisa Clark... 

Opening South Africa’s core railway network to private operators will stimulate economic growth in the country, Traxtion CEO James Holley tells Engineering News Online. He says the company fully... 

State-owned logistics group Transnet reported a 6.5% fall, from 77-million tons to 72-million tons, in export coal volumes in 2018/19, but described the decline as cyclical rather than structural.... 

Zimbabwe has cancelled a US$400-million investment deal for the National Railways of Zimbabwe, which had been awarded to a consortium that included South Africa's Transnet and the Diaspora... 

State-owned freight utility Transnet on Wednesday announced two fatalities and two severe injuries after a head-on collision between two trains at the Matlabas crossing, which is located between...