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State to pump R1.4bn to restore rail network in Gauteng and North West: Cyril Ramaphosa

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“Our rail network daily transports over a million commuters to and from work.”

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced government will pump R1.4bn to upgrade rail network in Gauteng and North West.Government will invest R1.4bn to restore rail network in the Western Cape and Mabopane.

“Our rail network daily transports over a million commuters to and from work. The Central Line in the Western Cape and the Mabopane Line in Pretoria have been closed for essential refurbishment and upgrades. We are investing R1.4 billion in each of these lines to provide, a safe, reliable and affordable service,” Ramaphosa said.The two lines have been down for months following vandalism and fire forcing thousands of commuters to find alternative public transport.

Ramaphosa said there was a need to urgently fix public finances and the economy was facing low levels of growth and not generating enough revenue to meet expenses. Ramaphosa said government will engaged with labour and other stakeholders on measures to contain the public wage bill and reduce wastage.

 

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