Transnet will get R5.8 billion in state support, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.The money is earmarked for repairing infrastructure damaged in floods and to repair and purchase new locomotives. | News24_Business
Minister Enoch Godongwana briefs media ahead of his presentation of the 2022 Medium Budget Term Policy Statement at Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament Precinct, Cape TownTransnet will get R5.8 billion in state support, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced R5.8 billion of support for Transnet in the Medium-term Budget Policy Statement. The money is allocated specifically for repairing infrastructure damaged by the recent floods and R2.9 billion to procure spare parts and new locomotives from China's CRRC Corporation.
Due to the dispute with CRRC and other manufacturers, Transnet Freight Rail has 331"long-standing locomotives" that it has been able to use. Earlier this month, the company announced that it had reached an agreement with CRRC and that the supply chain would be reinstated.