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Transnet’s arch critic heralds its Durban Port’s Filipino partner as “best in world”

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Francois Nortje, director of NT55 Investments and developer of the Port of Gauteng, unpacks the watershed public-private partnership deal announced yesterday by Transnet. Nortje, the parastatal’s most vocal critic, is full of enthusiasm lauding Transnet’s selection of ICTSI, a reputable Filipino company which is one of the world’s leaders in this field - and valued at R135bn on the Manila Stock Exchange. He is not as excited about the second leg in the process, a similar partnership opportunity on rail connectivity, but reckons improving South Africa’s port infrastructure is a positive step towards levelling out the downward economic spiral of recent years. He spoke to Alec Hogg of BizNews . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Jul 2023 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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