Govt’s road and rail plan has failed – so it plans to do the exact same thing for the next 5 years | Business

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Government's own assessment of the dire state of land transport is virtually identical to what it was in 2017. So is its over-arching strategy for dealing with those problems. | phillipdewet

In 2017, the Department of Transport provided a grim assessment of the"current realities" of road and rail in South Africa. Vast amounts of money had not fixed public transport. Eighty-eight per cent of freight was being moved by road instead of rail. Road fatality numbers were horrifically high. Other than national roads, road and rail maintenance was terrible. Pedestrians and cyclists were not being catered for in new developments.

Last week, the department provided a brand new assessment of the state of road and rail in South Africa. One thing had changed in the intervening five years: the fraction of freight being moved by road was down to 87%.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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