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South Africa will issue a request for proposals in August for private sector rail investment

The Transport Minister stated on Sunday that the South African government and Transnet, a state-owned logistics company, are exploring new ways to encourage private investment into the country's failing freight rail network. Transnet struggles to provide adequate rail freight and port services due to equipment shortages, maintenance backlogs and rampant cable theft. In a televised address, Transport Minister Barbara Creecy stated that the limited availability of resources from the state to fund infrastructure and to deal with backlogs have intensified these challenges. This has severely restricted state-owned entity's ability to fulfill their mandates. She said that the RFI is focused
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Trump brings South Africa closer to the EU with 4.7 billion Euros pledged by the EU
Norris leads Joburg Open by four shots

Shaun Norris of South Africa carded a 67 on Saturday to take a 4-shot lead at 14-under-par after the third round of the DP World Tour’s Joburg Open. Norris, despite suffering from an ear infection on Friday, had a one shot lead going into the weekend. He extended his lead despite making a double bogey at the par four third hole, and another missed shot on the fifteenth. The second-place finishers are Adrien Saddier of France (70), Jacques Krusywijk of South Africa (68), and Nicolai Von Dellingshausen, a German. Both players have 10 strokes under par. Norris won the Alfred
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South African power cuts continue as key plants fail
Golf-Whitnell sinks 2 hole-in-1s in the second round of S.African Open

After making two holes-in one at the DP World Tour South African Open held at the Durban Country Club, Englishman Dale Whitnell will likely toast his success in the clubhouse. Whitnell, who had never achieved a hole in one in tournament play before, aced both the second and the 12th holes in his second round. Both par threes. His rollercoaster round of 63 leaves him with nine under par for the tournament. He is five shots behind the clubhouse leader Shaun Norris (64), from South Africa. The play was suspended on Friday evening due to poor lighting. Several players were
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Whitnell makes two hole-in ones in the second round of SA Open

After making two holes-in one at the DP World Tour South African Open, held at the Durban Country Club in Durban on Friday, Englishman Dale Whitnell could toast his good luck with a few expensive round at the clubhouse. Whitnell, who had never achieved a hole in one in tournament play before, aced both the second and 12th holes in his second round. Both par threes. His rollercoaster 63 puts him at nine under par for the tournament. He is five shots behind South African Shaun Norris (64), the leader in the clubhouse. Whitnell became the second player on tour
Parry leads Kenya Open with 65 shots.

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Pepperell birdie blitz earns preliminary lead at Mauritius Open

England's Eddie Pepperell birdied 4 of his last 5 holes to post a 6 underpar 66 for a one stroke lead after the first round of the DP World Tour's Mauritius Open at Mont Choisy Le Golf on Thursday. Pepperell, 33, who has two previous wins on trip, both in 2018, soared the leaderboard with his birdie burst and overtook Dane Jacob Skov Olesen, who carded 3 birdies and an eagle in a bogey-free 67. After bogeying the second hole I was fretted it was going to be among those Thursdays again, Pepperell stated. However I turned it around truly...

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Norris wins at Leopard Creek to take 2nd DP World Tour title

Shaun Norris of South Africa won the Alfred Dunhill Golf Champion at Leopard Creek Nation Club on Sunday after a finalround 67 provided him a 13underpar overall of 275 and a oneshot victory. It was a second win in the DP World Trip for the 42-year-old, who started with an eagle at the 2nd and got rid of a double bogey on the seventh to take an early clubhouse lead. Norris started the day 6 off the lead but saw as his challengers fell short on the final holes. Englishman John Parry, Ryan van Velzen from South Africa and over...

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Kinhult opens three-shot lead at Alfred Dunhill Championship

Sweden's Marcus Kinhult carded a 68 in his second round to open a threeshot lead at the middle of the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship dipped into a blistering Leopard Creek Country Club on Friday. Kinhult, 28, sunk 7 birdies but also carded three bogeys as he moved to 11 under-par for the competition, opening some daytime in between himself and a trio of gamers on 8 under-par-- South African Dean Burmester (67 ), Dale Whitnell (67) from England and Italian Andrea Pavan (69 ). Kinhult is hunting a 2nd win on the European circuit, his first coming at...

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Pilots strike at South African Airways ends, broadcaster eNCA reports

Pilots at South African Airways agreed on Saturday to end a strike that had actually caused the cancellation of nearly half the carrier's flights on its very first day, broadcaster eNCA reported. The provider reached an agreement with SAA Pilots Association and National Transportation Motion to suspend the strike, according to eNCA, two days after pilots went on strike following a. deadlock in pay talks. South African Airways did not right away react to a. ask for comment outside regular company hours. The unions. might not be instantly reached. Talks in between the unions and the airline on improving. working...

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South African Airways cancels some flights as pilots go on strike

South African Airways said it had actually cancelled flights to Perth and Sao Paulo on Thursday after receiving confirmation from the SAA Pilots Association that they planned to strike following a deadlock in pay talks. The company decided to cancel the Perth and Sao Paulo paths last night after being told the strike prepared for Thursday would proceed, Khaya Buthelezi, the airline company's senior supervisor of business relations, told Reuters. That's the choice we took last night given that we could not find partner airlines that we can move our clients to, it ended up being clear that those two...

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Golf-McIlroy wins DP World Tour Champion and sixth Race to Dubai title

World number 3 Rory McIlroy ended the season on a high by winning the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday, two strokes ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard, to seal his 6th Race to Dubai title. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman carded a 69 in the final round at the Jumeirah Golf Estates to finish on 15 under par after two birdies in the final 3 holes saw off the challenge of Denmark's Hojgaard. McIlroy equalled the six titles won by the late Seve Ballesteros in the European Tour's season-long Race to Dubai, formerly called the Order of Merit. Scotland's Colin...

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McIlroy wins DP World Tour Championship and sixth Race to Dubai title

World number three Rory McIlroy ended the season on a high by winning the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday, 2 strokes ahead of Rasmus Hojgaard, to seal his sixth Race to Dubai title. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman carded a 69 in the final round at the Jumeirah Golf Estates to complete on 15 under par after 2 birdies in the last 3 holes saw off the obstacle of Denmark's Hojgaard. McIlroy equalled the six titles won by Seve Ballesteros in the European Tour's season-long Race to Dubai, previously called the Order of Benefit. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie holds...

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McIlroy wins DP World Tour Championship and sixth Race to Dubai title

Grindrod suspends port operations in Mozambique after border closure

Logistics company Grindrod has actually suspended port and terminal operations in Mozambique after South Africa temporarily closed the primary border with its northeastern neighbour over safety concerns after a violent crackdown on postelection protests, the company stated on Thursday. The suspension will hit the movement of goods and products in a region already battling with logistical traffic jams as under-funded state-owned port and rail companies struggle to provide adequate services. A minimum of 18 individuals have actually been eliminated in the protests, human rights groups have actually stated, as opposition advocates show versus what they say is a deceptive election...

South Africa's Transnet looks for financial obligation relief from government

South Africa's Transnet is looking for debt remedy for the federal government as it seeks to fix its balance sheet and restore freight rail and port capability, the stateowned logistics company's chairman said on Tuesday. Transnet is saddled with 130 billion rand ($ 7.30 billion) in debt and has actually had a hard time to supply appropriate freight rail and port services due to devices shortages and upkeep backlogs after years of under-investment. Last December, South Africa's government said it had handed Transnet a 47 billion rand guarantee center to assist the business fulfill immediate liquidity matters such as settling...

Thungela CEO sees South Africa coal exports rebounding as rail improves

Thungela Resources , a South African exporter of thermal coal burned in power stations, expects the nation's deliveries of the fossil fuel to rebound from next year as rail bottlenecks ease, CEO July Ndlovu said on Monday. The country's coal shipments fell to a three-decade low of about 47 million lots each year in 2023 as state-owned ports and rail company Transnet had a hard time to move adequate volumes to ports due to lack of engines and spares, in addition to cable television theft and vandalism of infrastructure. Coal deliveries might increase to more than 50 million loads per...

International tech failure hold-ups flights and disrupts services all over the world

An international tech interruption that appeared to be associated with issues at worldwide cybersecurity company CrowdStrike and Microsoft was affecting operations in numerous sectors on Friday consisting of airports, airlines, media and banks. Below is a list of interruptions that have actually been reported: AIRLINES, AIRPORTS - Berlin airport has halted all flights till 10 a.m. (0800. GMT) due to a technical fault, the operator said. - Spanish airport operator Aena reported a. computer system systems incident at all Spanish airports which may. cause flight hold-ups. - Amsterdam's airport Schiphol, among the significant air. transportation centers in Europe, said it...

Salvage team to start pumping fuel from grounded vessel on South African coast

A salvage group hopes to make the most of a break in the stormy weather condition that has lashed Cape Town's coast to begin pumping 500 tons of fuel off a. ship that ran aground last week on South Africa's west coast,. authorities said on Wednesday. The Panama-flagged Ultra Galaxy went to pieces near Doring. Bay, some 300 km north of Cape Town, last Tuesday after it. started noting severely and handling water. The ship was safely deserted by its 18-strong Filipino crew. on July 8 before it wandered towards land. The sailors were. rescued by passing vessels who responded...

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Pilots cancel strike at South African Airways

Pilots at South African Airways (SAA). settled on Saturday to end a twodayold strike that resulted in the. cancellation of almost half of the provider's flights on its. initially day, the company stated. The airline company reached an arrangement with the SAA Pilots. Association (SAAPA) to halt the demonstration, the company stated in a. statement, two days after the pilots went on strike following a. deadlock in pay talks. SAAPA's preliminary demand in May was for a 30% boost in. pilot wages, which was consequently lowered to 15.7%,. consisting of associated benefits. SAA, which initially offered an 8.46% pay boost...