With State-owned freight logistics group Transnet having turned to the market to invest in rail and port infrastructure, and the Department of Transport (DoT) having introduced various reforms to allow for private-sector participation (PSP) in South Africa’s logistics system, questions have arisen about the risks of such involvement, particularly regarding private companies’ commitment to transformation. During a transport-focused webinar hosted by Creamer Media last month as a fitting end to transport month, consultancy Oliver Wyman energy and natural resources partner Mark Evans said the DoT and Transnet's active efforts to understand how the private sector wants to assist have changed the landscape of the logistics network and how it might be operated.
