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SA rail is shockingly underused: How 60m tons of cargo could be moved off the road instantly.

[caption id="attachment_1864" align="alignleft" width="629"] The move to allow third parties to access Transnet’s vast rail network was highlighted by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his maiden budget speech. Image by...

Nov 16, 2021
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Government ‘ready to open rail network by 2022’

Johannesburg. Friday, 27 August 2021 - Government is committed to creating a competitive and efficient freight transport system in South Africa as a matter of priority. This includes allowing third...

Aug 30, 2021
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Association highlights the importance of transport

[caption id="attachment_1812" align="alignleft" width="300"] MESELA NHLAPO "It is important for women to support each other and “particularly for women that want to enter the rail space".[/caption] African Rail Industry Association CEO...

Aug 27, 2021
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The South African Steel and Metal Fabrication Master Plan 1.0

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, along with industry stakeholders from the steel and metal fabrication sector signed a Master Plan which has been developed in consultation...

Jun 17, 2021
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Serious talk about SA Rail

President Ramaphosa highlighted in his presentation of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) to Parliament in October last year that rail lies at the heart of reviving South Africa’s...

May 10, 2021
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OFM Business hour: Radio interview with aria CEO Mesela Nhlapo

Mesela Nhlapo, Chief Executive Officer, African Rail Industry Association (ARIA), discusses how the current unemployment rate of 32.5% is putting more pressure on taxpayers.   She tells us more about the Tanzania...

Mar 12, 2021
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South Africa’s Railroad Association rebrands as African Rail Industry Association

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="344"] Aria is aiming to create a thriving and connected rail sector to provide world class rail infrastructure across Africa. Shutterstock/Felix Lipov [/caption] The new association is looking to...

Feb 14, 2021
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Open Letter: Mr President, it is time to talk about rail

Mr President, it is time to talk about rail. Radio Interview with aria CEO Mesela Nhlapo      ...

Feb 11, 2021
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Mining Weekly: Business leader profile of Mesela Nhlapo

Full Name: Mesela Nhlapo Position: CEO of the RailRoad Association Main Activity of the Company: The RailRoad Association is a nonprofit company established as a public–private partnership between South African business and...

Apr 10, 2020
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South African rail manufacturing sector needs to reinvent itself

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="417"] Photo by Creamer Media CONTINENTAL BENEFITS Through the AfCFTA, the benefits for South Africa and its African peers will be easier distribution, new export markets and...

Feb 20, 2020
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