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National Railways of Zimbabwe – When and where did the wheels fall off?

National Railways of Zimbabwe – When and where did the wheels fall off?

SPEAKING in Beitbridge on June 1 1965, Ian Smith, then Prime Minister of Rhodesia now Zimbabwe, said: “The main argument at the moment for linking the Rhodesian railway system to the Beitbridge was a strategic one, not an economic one. “As regards the Rutenga-Beitbridge link,” he went on, “we have evaluated the pros and cons […]

Salvaging NRZ, Ziscosteel and Hwange Colliery from total collapse

Salvaging NRZ, Ziscosteel and Hwange Colliery from total collapse

IN the last three instalments, I have endeavoured to show the historical background and importance of NRZ, Ziscosteel and Hwange Colliery to the economy and its industrialisation bid. I went on to look at the problems these interrelated companies have faced and so in this instalment, I look at the solutions to some of the […]

National Railways of Zimbabwe too disgusting to foreign investors – Joram Gumbo

National Railways of Zimbabwe too disgusting to foreign investors – Joram Gumbo

TRANSPORT Minister Joram Gumbo says the amount of mismanagement that has been directed at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) over the past years has rendered the troubled state firm unattractive to prospective investors. Gumbo was responding to questions from legislators in the upper house during a recent sitting. Asked if government would consider reviving […]

President John Magufuli Launches Modern Railway Project in Tanzania

President John Magufuli Launches Modern Railway Project in Tanzania

President John Magufuli has laid a foundation stone for the new 300km Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro. During the event held Wednesday in Pugu, a few kilometres west of Dar es Salaam City, the President said the project will create 600,000 employment opportunities, stimulate trade relations within Tanzania and with […]

Trans-African Locomotive: Zuma Set To Launch First Locally Manufactured Train

Trans-African Locomotive: Zuma Set To Launch First Locally Manufactured Train

President Jacob Zuma today unveiled the first locomotive to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Africa, marking a crucial step in Transnet’s and South Africa’s march towards becoming a leading manufacturer and supplier of rolling stock on the continent. The Trans-Africa Locomotive is a brainchild of Transnet’s engineering and manufacturing division, Transnet Engineering. It was […]

Panic as state owned National Railways of Zimbabwe moots 2 000 job cuts

Panic as state owned National Railways of Zimbabwe moots 2 000 job cuts

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) workers say they are in a panic mode following reports that 2 000 jobs were on the line, with the victims likely to go home without terminal benefits. The planned job cuts were expected to have taken effect starting March 31, following a similar move in 2015, where NRZ […]

Algerian billionaire Issad Rabrab hopes to connect Africa with a railway

Algerian billionaire Issad Rabrab hopes to connect Africa with a railway

An Algerian billionaire hopes to connect the African continent with a railway covering north to south and east to west, Huffington Post reported on Friday. The project envisioned by Issad Rabrab is said to be worth about €15 billion. Rabrab made the suggestion for his latest project during a meeting for businessmen in the Africa […]

Progress Rail Signs Contract with Tunisian Railways for 20 EMD Locomotives

Progress Rail Signs Contract with Tunisian Railways for 20 EMD Locomotives

As part of an effort to improve infrastructure in North Africa and the Middle East, Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, today announced it was selected by the Tunisian Railway Company (SNCFT) with an order of 20 EMD GT42AC locomotives. These locomotives will primarily serve in hauling phosphates and will be designed for the area’s hot, […]

National Railways of Zimbabwe sinking like Zisco, warns former executive

National Railways of Zimbabwe sinking like Zisco, warns former executive

A former executive at the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has warned government to keep its hands off the company lest it collapses like the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco). Zisco has not been operating for years and plans to resuscitate the firm have all but collapsed. In an interview with Standardbusiness, the former […]

Affirmative Action Group slams minister Jorum Gumbo for ‘burying’ NRZ

Affirmative Action Group slams minister Jorum Gumbo for ‘burying’ NRZ

BLACK empowerment lobby group, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG), has castigated Transport minister Dr Jorum Gumbo accusing him of declaring the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) a “dead” company. The minister, last week, told Senate that it was proving “difficult” to revive the parastatal. “We presented a paper to Cabinet to look at options to resuscitate NRZ, but the […]

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