[TOP STORY] Glimmer of hope as new Transnet executives appointed

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‘Some of the skilful people who are in the railway who can do this are still there, but up to very recently, they have not been allowed to do their job. But that has changed, a massive change has happened that I think can turn this around,’ says Jan Havenga, professor in logistics at Stellenbosch University.
11 Oct 2023 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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