Rail privatisation makes a slow start in Africa. (Privatisation: Africa). From: International Railway Journal | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Steenkamp, Theunis | COPYRIGHT 2002 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Railway privatisation has started in Africa, but progress is slow because of political instability in some countries and the need to fund major rehabilitation of some railways.

THE Mozambique government embarked in the late 1990s on a World Bank sponsored privatisation of the three lines that make up the Southern Corridor. These consist of the line from Maputo to Ressano Garcia on the South African border, the line from Maputo to Goba on the Swaziland border, and the Lim...