The president hosted a virtual meeting with executives from mining and minerals, agriculture, forestry, automotive and freight forwarding industry sectors, which represent the country’s largest exporters reliant on the road, rail and ports infrastructure.
The interaction followed a meeting the president had with top executives of Johannesburg-based rail, port and pipeline company Transnet in Pretoria on March 28 that discussed challenges facing the country’s logistics system, including the declining performance of the freight rail network.
President Ramaphosa directed Transnet to swiftly implement reforms to turn around the crisis in the country’s logistics system.
He welcomed proposals presented during the virtual interaction to improve the state of domestic rail and ports, an official release said.
In the coming weeks, the government will announce a set of measures to add impetus to the work under way to improve rail and port efficiency.
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