Interior rail and road links to benefit SA

South Africa would benefit from alternative links from the southern African interior to overseas markets, says a mining industry expert Xavier Prevost, a Senior Coal Analyst of XMP Consulting.

Speaking at the on-going Botswana Coal and Energy conference yesterday, Prevost said the region is in desperate need of infrastructural development to cater for its rapidly developing economy, especially looking at the export-focused mining sectors in the region's countries.

He said South Africa's railway network, roads and ports cannot sustain the region's logistical requirements. "Even in South Africa, there is need to find alternative routes to the western and Asian markets," said Prevost.

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