{"id":13831,"date":"2025-10-27T05:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-invites-private-sector-to-boost-rail-revitalisation\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:36","slug":"sa-invites-private-sector-to-boost-rail-revitalisation","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-invites-private-sector-to-boost-rail-revitalisation\/","title":{"rendered":"SA invites private sector to boost rail revitalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has welcomed an invitation from the Transport Department for private sector participation in the country\u2019s rail revitalisation programme, calling it a significant step forward for SA\u2019s transport sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PRASA Chief Executive Officer Hishaam Emeran described the agency\u2019s recent progress as a \u201cremarkable turnaround,\u201d noting that 35 of the country\u2019s 40 rail corridors have now been fully restored. He spoke during a media briefing in Pretoria on Sunday, where Transport Minister Barbara Creecy launched a new Request for Information (RFI) process aimed at attracting private investment and expertise.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Minister clearly highlighted, there are fiscal challenges in funding service optimisation, modernisation programmes, and ensuring we reach 600 million passenger trips by the 2030 financial year,\u201d Emeran said. \u201cWe are keen to see the results of this RFI process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The initiative forms part of broader efforts to modernise SA\u2019s passenger rail network, improve service delivery, and expand capacity, signalling a renewed focus on sustainable and efficient public transport across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13832,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-13831","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Significant step forward for SA\u2019s transport sector.","published_date":"2025-10-27 07:16:10","news_description":"Significant step forward for SA\u2019s transport sector.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18769,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13831\/revisions\/18769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}