South Africa is open for business

摘要

Chairperson and distinguished colleagues, Rail strategy is an integral component of wider transport strategy; and a country or region's transport strategy is shaped and driven by its history. Since you may not all be fully aware of how we in South Africa approach these matters, let me begin by very briefly explaining to you how our recent history, and the experience we have accumulated after seven short years of democracy, informs our approach to both developmental policy and transport strategy.