Director of Distribution Junxion at Port of Gauteng Francois Nortje joins the BizNews Power Hour to unpack the flaws inherent in the freight transport section of the National Infrastructure plan (NIP) 2050 that was gazetted on the 10th of August. ‘This plan is totally flawed, extremely arrogant, written to benefit Transnet only and removed from reality’ says Nortje, who calls the backward looking plan nothing short of a disgrace. Transnet is one of a number of struggling state-owned enterprises that have been the subject of mismanagement and corruption, which have resulted in operational constraints and challenges.
The World Bank recently ranked South African ports at the bottom of a global list of 351 ports – outlining the need for Transnet to urgently invest and reinvent itself. Ironically, according to Nortje – the freight transport plan will be doing the opposite and not keeping up with the trends of the logistics industry globally. – Justin Rowe-Roberts
Source: biznews.com
