After 30 years with only Transnet Freight Rail running trains, SA now has 12 operators on the network.

That’s real competition in rail for the first time.

Mesela Nhlapo, CEO for Railroad Association and Andrew Thorburn, CEO of Galison, a freight Wagon Manufacturer and underground mining equipment manufacturer.

After 30 years with only Transnet Freight Rail running trains, SA now has 12 operators on the network.
That&rsquo;s real competition in rail for the first time.
Mesela Nhlapo, CEO for Railroad Association and Andrew Thorburn, CEO of Galison, a freight Wagon Manufacturer and underground mining equipment manufacturer.

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POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show that delves deeper into the news of the day, along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day&rsquo;s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. The host also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners make sense of their world.

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Transnet expands private rail access as 11 operators to add 24m tons of freight capacity 

The BCA was formed in May 2005 specifically because black conveyancers were locked out of the conveyancing industry after apartheid. Right now, their fight is 3 things:
Access to government conveyancing work. The problem: Before 2020, government conveyancing work went directly to black firms through the Office of the State Attorney and provincial departments. That changed when it got centralised. BCA President Pumla Mnwango shares her concerns

The BCA was formed in May 2005 specifically because black conveyancers were locked out of the conveyancing industry after apartheid. Right now, their fight is 3 things: Access to government conveyancing work. The problem:&nbsp;Before 2020, government conveyancing work went directly to black firms through the Office of the State Attorney and provincial departments. That changed when it got centralised. BCA President Pumla Mnwango shares her concerns

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Controversial Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan and Gauteng Hawks head Ebrahim Kadwa have been arrested and, along with their sidelined national police commissioner boss, Fannie Masemola, are among 15 high-ranking cops scheduled to appear in Gauteng courts this week. There is a vacuum in leadership but all the events unfolding are a concern when it comes to fighting crime. Former commissioner of the Western Cape Dr Lennit Max and Tebogo Khaas of Public interest SA.

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The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) calls on the public to actively participate in the process of redefining the next phase of local governance by submitting inputs into the Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government.&nbsp;This call follows the publishing of the draft document for public comment by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, on 7 May 2026, giving stakeholders three-weeks, until 28 May, to submit their views. Salga Spokesperson Motaletale Modiba spoke to Power Talk about some of the proposals that Salga has submitted.

Transnet expands private rail access as 11 operators to add 24m tons of freight capacity

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