Refilwe Moloto interviews Ngwako Makaepea, deputy director-general responsible for rail transport.
On Monday, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula gazetted the “National Rail Policy White Paper”, a major step towards rehabilitating South Africa’s ailing railing network and services.
The policy aims to position rail as the backbone of land transport in the country, according to Mbalula.RELATED: 'Airlines are cancelling flights. There are no quick and easy solutions'The Transport Department will create a framework for working with the private sector but wholesale privatisation of South African Railways is, for now, not part of the plan.
The White Paper requires the development of a policy to hand over the commuter rail function to municipalities.Refilwe Moloto interviewed Ngwako Makaepea, Deputy Director-General responsible for rail transport .
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