Various borders from South Africa into Zimbabwe and Botswana are beginning to bottleneck.
The new call will include a direct connection to Singapore with a 15-day transit and 27 days to Nansha.
Reforms will increase the volume of rail freight, reduce port congestion and improve economic performance.
Rail freight is gradually recovering, rising to 14.5% of total payload in August 2025, the TFI shows.
Inclement weather is jeopardising the salvage operation of the vessel, which ran aground in February.
Phase 1 represents an investment of US$40 million that will increase capacity.
Since May 2023, the line has added 102 vessels to its secondhand-vessel fleet.
Research shows no single fix can combat driver fatigue.
A new licensing system will “purify public transport data by removing duplications”. – MEC Diale-Tlabela.
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