South Africas citrus industry has issued a stark warning that its global competitiveness is at risk unless the government fast-tracks the National Rail Master Plan NRMP to migrate high-value exports off the country's congested and failing road networks.
Citrus Growers of Southern Africa logistics development manager, Mitchell Brooke made the plea during a Department of Transport DOT public engagement meeting discussion on the plan in Durban on Thursday
The department has described the plan as a R1.9 trillion data-driven strategy aimed at a total overhaul of the rail system by 2050.
