SADC, Sara Launch New Railways Safety Standards

SADC Director Infrastructure, Mapolao Mokoena PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
SADC Director Infrastructure, Mapolao Mokoena PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The South African Regulatory Authority (SARA) has launched the new railways safety and standards aimed at addressing the low traffic volumes, loss of freight and passenger market share as well as undesired incidents.

SARA is a ‘Not-for-Profit’ regional association of railways in the SADC region, which was formed in 1996.

Speaking during the launch, SADC Director Infrastructure, Mapolao Mokoena said the regional railway low performance and loss in the market is to do with challenges in harmonised corridor pricing, rolling stock terms of resource sharing and cross-border interchange differences amongst others.

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