Gautrain in decline
The most recently available Gautrain figures show that passenger numbers are still down almost 50% compared to the pre-pandemic period.
Modelling, forecasting, and reporting firm Codera Analytics recently published a chart summarising the Gautrain’s passenger figures since...
11 private companies shortlisted for freight rail transport deals in South Africa
South Africa’s government shortlisted 11 private companies to operate on the nation’s freight-rail network and help tackle logistics bottlenecks that have weighed on economic growth.
The companies will now hold...
Gautrain vs Metrorail prices
An analysis by MyBroadband shows that Gautrain's new discounted products for lower-income households cost about twice the most expensive fares on the country's biggest commuter rail service.
For many years, the Automobile Association of South Africa has criticised...
Gautrain planning more affordable tickets for certain groups
Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) chief operating officer Victor Shange said that the Gautrain could soon be offering more affordable tickets for specific users.
MyBroadband recently spoke to Shange for more details about the Phase 2...
South African government has plan for private companies to take over Transnet mess
The South African presidency has a plan to reverse the collapse of a state-run ports and freight-rail sector that’s cost the economy at least $26.7 billion (R502.33 billion) since 2010: hand over most of the...
Biggest Transnet worker union agrees to wage deal
South Africa’s state-owned ports and rail operator reached a three-year wage deal with its biggest labour union, with its members agreeing to immediately call off a strike that caused a costly slowdown of exports of minerals and other goods...