/ 15 February 2000

SWAZI RAIL SECURES R8m

SWAZILAND Railways have secured a R8,7-million grant to expand its major clearing depot at Matsapha. Swaziland Railways chief executive Gideon Mahlalela said on Monday that the depot, in Swaziland’s major industrial centre, handled 17729 cargo containers between 1996 and 1999. The first phase, already underway, involves design and construction work, soil compacting, and laying in railway lines and lights.