On Christmas Eve 2024, the Department of Transport released a final network statement that sets out the process of ending Transnet’s monopoly on rail and bringing in private-sector players to ...

South African coal and iron-ore exporters aim to sign agreements with state-owned logistics company Transnet SOC Ltd. in February that could pave the way for them to spend billions of rand to help fix ...

South Africa’s Transnet SOC Ltd. remains short of a target to ship coal from inland mines to the coast for export, though volumes have improved, according to Exxaro Resources Ltd. The state-owned ...

Wage talks between state-owned South African port and rail operator Transnet SOC Ltd. and its biggest labor group have deadlocked, as the company signed a three-year agreement with a smaller union.

A year after taking charge of Transnet Freight Rail (TFR), Russell Baatjies is trying to pull the business back from the brink.

Zetica Rail has won a contract to scan approximately 6,000km of trackbed for Transnet Freight Rail in South Africa. The purpose of the survey is to scan ballast and the subgrade using Zetica’s ...

South Africa’s biggest political party will ask the National Treasury to consider a once-off debt-relief package for state-owned rail and ports operator Transnet SOC Ltd. before next month’s budget.

Independent groups have assessed the repairs needed for the coal and iron ore lines, with more studies planned for other routes. Credit: TR STOK/Shutterstock. South African coal and iron ore exporters ...