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Many railway lines are underutilised or abandoned, with over 30% of Africa’s rail infrastructure inoperable.
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Economy 2025: A GNU hope, but ports, rail and water crisis likely to hinder growth

The country’s ports and rail systems are shambolic, but GNU and a pause in load-shedding have elicited some optimism

  • Aarti Bhana
7 min read