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South Africa Infrastructure

Inside this issue

• An analysis of the progress made by public­-private partnerships

• A look at the Gautrain mass-transit system that is breaking new ground

• World Cup party may yet leave a nasty hangover - -

Content

World Cup spending opens faster growth plan

The investment protected the economy from the worst of recession and is set to help economic expansion, explains Richard Lapper

Farms and the cold chain: Blessed with great fecundity but cursed by vast distances

Robert Wright finds the efficiency of ports needs improving urgently

Roads: Tolls provide a route through the jams

Robert Wright analyses progress by public-private partnerships

Water: Shortage is a taste of things to come

The Eastern Cape has seen no end to the crippling drought that threatens to devastate its agricultural sector, writes Simon Mundy

Urban rail: Gautrain provides fast track to future

Robert Wright looks at a mass-transit system that is breaking new ground

Freight transport: Economic growth constrained by quality of bulk rail lines

Robert Wright looks at a subject vital to the country’s prosperity

Construction: Party may yet leave a nasty hangover

Simon Mundy looks at prospects after the temporary boost

Telecoms: Digital revolution needs a key stroke to open market

Simon Mundy finds the country slow to capitalise on broadband