Railways Africa Magazine

Railways Africa Magazine discusses the activities of African railway operators and the supporting railway industry. Railways Africa has been providing railway news and rail-related business intelligence - focused specifically on the African continent since the early ’50s. Our platforms consist of - Railways Africa Live, Coffee with the editor, the immersive experience and our weekly and monthly publication. Our online premium platform provides project information as well as opportunities to our premium subscribers. We offer a compressive range of communication services to bring you closer to your customers in addition to research projects. You can find us on online and on the following social media platforms - YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We look forward to bringing you closer to rail operators both private and public in Africa. #rail #railways #railwaysafrica

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TransNamib - 2020 Wrap Up And Plans For 2021

Johny Smith - Chief Executive Officer - TransNamib Limited, talks to Railways Africa Magazine about the challenges brought by 2020 and what the plans are for 2021. Johny notes as do most, that 2020 has been a tough year, but the opportunities to look at and analyze their current situation and interrogate areas of improvement have been positive. The implementation of their business plan includes the process of overhauling 33 locomotives within their existing fleet and they are looking to procure ...

Dec 14, 2020•8 min

Botswana Railways - 2020 Wrap Up And Plans For 2021

Although Leonard Makwinja role as CEO of Botswana Railways comes to an end soon, we really appreciate the time he made to go through the year that has been and the year ahead. We talk about the progress of railway projects, especially the Mmamabula-Lephalale line, which was announced in the mid-term review of the Governments National Development plan. We touch on their vision of internalising the maintenance of their rolling stock and the skills that need to be developed. This will add tremendou...

Dec 11, 2020•7 min

The Current State of Safety and the Role of the Railway Safety Regulator in Open Access

Acting CEO of the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR), Ms Tshepo Kgare in a Coffee with the Editor, discusses key highlights from the recently released State of Safety report. While theft and vandalism has had the greatest impact on the number of incidents, the biggest area of concern is around the safety of people, especially as we start trying to attract people back to rail. Personal safety will need to be addressed. The RSR is conducting research to be better placed, to provide the correct mitigat...

Nov 27, 2020•15 min

Hope For Passenger Rail in South Africa!

Ms Dikeledi Magadzi the Deputy Minister of Transport, joins our editor Phillippa Dean for a Coffee with the Editor, following the release of the Railway Safety Regulators Annual State of Safety Report. Vandalism, theft and encroachment on railway reserves amongst other things, have severely impacted PRASA. But, PRASA has a plan, a new board and the Department of Transport is by all account hands-on! Our conversation goes from key safety concerns how these will be addressed, progress on the moder...

Nov 27, 2020•18 min

Open Access Working Group

The RailRoad Association (RRA), recently issued an invitation to the rail industry, to participle in a working group that will focus on Open Access. Open Access to Transnet’s core network was announced by His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa, as part of South Africa's Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. Our Editor took a moment to chat to the RRA, CEO, Mesela Nhlapo to find out more about what the working group will be focusing on once the proposed intention, scope and terms have been...

Nov 20, 2020•8 min

Railway Industry Opinion On Open Access - Railways Africa

Phillippa Dean, editor of Railways Africa. Open access, public-private participation - will have a direct impact on the supply base in South Africa. It will enable Transnet to do more, including, earn more. Providing all the people of South Africa the ability to access a safe, reliable and predictable passenger rail service that will be part of an integrated public transport network.

Oct 23, 2020•4 min

The Opportunity To Revitalise The Rail Sector

Releasing Gibela’s first socio-economic impact survey, CEO Hector Danisa notes that R6.4-billion had been spent on local content in the four years since inception. This includes the construction of their facility. There are a few things that need to be put into context, especially the timeline as production starts to ramp up and of course how one goes about ensuring that this state-of-the-art facility has a life bigger than the Passenger Rail Agency once the contract is complete. There is no poi...

Sep 04, 2020•26 min

Transnet Engineering a solid future in the making!

The first time we spoke with Ralph Mills, Chief Executive at Transnet Engineering he had literally been in “office” for just over a week and in the midst of Covid-19 lockdown! One hundred days later, Ralph Mills is definitely a man with a plan!

Aug 28, 2020•15 min

Status Update on Eswatini Railways

Nixon Dlamini joined as CEO of Eswatini Railways (previously known as Swazi Rail) in March this year, just as COVID-19 really started disrupting life here in Africa. The 300km railway network plays a pivotal role in feeding the regional railways within the SADC region. Nixon provides the latest details (stages) on current and new projects, specifically the Eswatini link, previously known as the Swazi rail link which links to South Africa, among others. The Eswatini link is a joint project betwee...

Jul 17, 2020•17 min

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