South Africa to develop rail system for 2010 world cup
With the focus on the need to strengthen the South Africa's rail infrastructure
for the 2010 World Cup and to create new tourism opportunities, the Provincial
Roads and Transport Department will host the Eastern Cape Rail Conference
in Port Elizabeth Tuesday.
Transport Minister Jeff Radebe will attend the conference, which will
examine how to advance the drive to promote rail for passenger and freight
transport.
The move followed the steady decline in rail services to rural areas and
poorer regions.
The conference will feature an exhibition of the Kei Development Corridor
Mega Projects, which are operational and viable in the Kei Development
Corridor, which starts in East London and ends in Umzimvubu (featuring
Kei Rail) with the aim of showcasing various projects to the expected
300 delegates, including possible investors.
Specific projects in the corridor cover mega projects and various sectors
such as agriculture, tourism and industry.
The construction of the award-winning Ugie-Langeni road has already attracted
major investment for the forestry industry within the region, including
an investor, Steinhoff, which is pumping R1.3 billion in the development
of a chipboard factory.
The government has provided more than R56 million in critical infrastructure
such as power lines, water and sanitation.
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