Riskonet Africa: The Escalating Rail Crisis in South Africa (April 2025) скачать в хорошем качестве

Riskonet Africa: The Escalating Rail Crisis in South Africa (April 2025)

In 2025 South Africa’s rail network emerged as a critical risk factor for businesses, with years of underinvestment, operational failures and infrastructure decay at state-owned Transnet undermining the reliable movement of freight and goods. Persistent theft, vandalism and ageing rolling stock constrained capacity, forcing industries to shift to more costly road transport and contributing to missed export targets, especially in mining and manufacturing, at a time when efficient logistics are vital to competitiveness. These rail inefficiencies were widely cited as a drag on economic growth and a material cost to commerce, highlighting how fragile transport infrastructure can magnify business risk in a modern economy.