South Africa: Government Supports Extension of Gautrain Rail Network

Pretoria — The Gauteng Department for Roads and Transport supports the principle of an extension of the Gautrain rail network extension, as it will have significant socio-economic development benefits.

MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi said the project is estimated to create 211 000 jobs in construction and will have a R19 billion procurement spend on black-owned entities.

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