South Africa: Third-Party Rail Access Now a Reality

[John Ashworth]

South Africa: Third-Party Rail Access Is Now A Reality

Private rail operators have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that third-party rail network access will commence in April this year... Third-party rail access, which was first touted by President Ramaphosa in 2020 as part of his Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, became a reality last night during his State of the Nation address. “Transnet will start the process of providing third-party access to its freight rail network from April 2022 by making slots available on the container corridor between Durban and City Deep in Gauteng,” Ramaphosa said...