Road, Rail and Ports 2021/22: Towards more private-sector participation the industry’s focus is on

the industry’s focus is on whether 2026 policy commitments will be put into action quickly enough to help stabilise production

Commercial 5G networks have been launched

with net-zero expectations increasingly reshaping business strategies and investment decisions

production technologies in the sector

from an investment policy standpoint

Road, Rail and Ports 2021/22: Towards more private-sector participation the industry’s focus is onSouth Africa had, in times past, by far the best transport infrastructure in Africa; however, declining road conditions, and freight and passenger rail, as well as port capacity shortages and inefficiencies, are now all proving to be a constraint on trade and economic growth. After contributing substantially to the countrys formative development, the rail sector has shown a downward trend for several decades, with a lack of adequate investment, poor