Swazi iron ore mine opens roadfreight opportunities

MBABANE – The longdormant
iron ore mine at
Ngwenya near Swaziland’s
Oshoek border post with South
Africa is close to reopening,
and its road transport firm has
yet to be contracted.
Although the ore from the
mine was originally moved
by rail when operations first
began in 1964, necessitating
the creation of Swaziland
Railway, the rail line’s physical
infrastructure was removed in
1995 and the newly mined ore
will leave the mine by road.
About 60 trucks a day are
expected to make the journey
to Maputo via Swaziland’s
Mhlumeni Border Post with that
country, although some ore will
be offloaded at Mpaka where
a rail line presently used to
transport coal will continue the
journey to Maputo’s port.