EconomicSouth Africa·Unpinned19 Oct 2026
Iron ore railway line scheduled for annual maintenance in October 2026
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From 6 to 16 October 2026, South Africa’s Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager (TRIM) conducted an annual maintenance shutdown of the Iron Ore Line connecting the Northern and Western Cape to the Port of Saldanha. Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy visited the site on 12 October 2026 to oversee the replacement of 45,000 railway sleepers, a project aimed…
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