Although Line 1 rail has been repaired, it was followed by another derailment on Line 2.

The new rail service provides new routes between the Port of Maputo and hubs such as Harare, Bulawayo and Gweru.

Most incidents of containers lost at sea have been because of ships sinking.

The project is expected to boost Nigeria’s position in continental railway freight industries.

The EU is assisting the country in transporting high volumes of avocado pears, mangoes, and vegetables via 'greener' sea freight rather than by air.

Durban and Cape Town are again bringing up the rear on the Container Port Performance Index.

Proposed legislation, stemming from claims of Chinese spy cranes, requires equipment deemed a security threat must go offline immediately.

Potholed roads are damaging fruit destined for global markets, raising the need to optimise the rail network.

Even more concerning are meteorological predictions of the imminent arrival of the weather pattern known as El Niño.

“There needs to be public-private collaboration and possibly privatisation for the networks to be upgraded and maintained.” - Tharisa Minerals CEO.