Tag: Vivien Chaplin
Rail sector is on track – en route to implementation
South Africa’s rail sector is moving from diagnosis to delivery. The challenges are well documented. They include a shortage of operational trains, ageing infrastructure, widespread theft and vandalism, and operational inefficiencies. These bottlenecks spill into ports, slowing trade. Additionally, shifting trade routes, geopolitical instability and environmental concerns add further complexity.
South African rail shifts its gears toward privatisation
Recent months have seen significant movement in South Africa’s rail sector. Developments include early stages of rail privatisation and the domestication of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol (Luxembourg Protocol). South African rail shifts its gears toward privatisation as the government accelerates regulatory and commercial changes.
Could LRP ratification be critical in solving SA’s logistics woes?
On 21 June 2023, the Cabinet of the Republic of South Africa formally approved the submission of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol (LRP) to the Cape Town Convention to parliament for ratification. Formal ratification is expected later in the year.
Draft Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter | Mining & Minerals Industry
The publication of the Draft Broad-based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (Draft Mining Charter 2018) on Friday, 15 June 2018 came in the wake of the widely-criticised Reviewed Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry on 15 June 2017 (Mining Charter 2017).
