{"id":73425,"date":"2023-02-01T17:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T15:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/south-africa-bans-zimbabwean-trains-from-its-territory"},"modified":"2023-02-01T19:46:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:46:42","slug":"south-africa-bans-zimbabwean-trains-from-its-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/south-africa-bans-zimbabwean-trains-from-its-territory","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Bans Zimbabwean Trains From Its Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa has banned Zimbabwean trains from its territory stating that the old wagons raise a high risk of derailment.<\/p>\n

The ban was confirmed by National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)<\/b> general manager Ms Respina Zinyanduko<\/b> Monday while answering questions before Parliament\u2019s Transport Portfolio Committee. Zinyanduko said:<\/p>\n

The challenge about our failure to send our wagons to South Africa is that our wagons are old.<\/p>\n

Because the wagons are old, SA does not want them on their rail lines because they say they have a high risk of derailment because of their age. They do not want to risk damaging their tracks.<\/p>\n

If you look at other countries like DRC, Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique, our wagons are going all the way to these countries without any challenges.<\/p>\n

So, the only challenge with SA is our wagons. They say if we buy new wagons, they will allow them into SA.<\/p>\n

Their wagons (SA) are actually coming into Zimbabwe. Because our wagons are sub-standard, NRZ is now using SA\u2019s wagons to carry goods to SA.<\/p>\n

Zinyanduko added that NRZ\u2019s railway system needed new wagons as most of its equipment had gone beyond its average life span of 40 years.<\/p>\n

She said of the 68 mainline locomotives, 14 of these were not working and the rest needed upgrading or replacement. Zinyanduko added:<\/p>\n

Most of them have outlived their 25 years life span. Wagons have also outlived their 40-year life span and most had gone beyond 60 years.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the company which is wholly owned by the government claimed to have entered into deals with some international companies including Yapi Merkezi, a Turkish company<\/b>, in a bid to recapitalise and modernise the nation\u2019s railway system.<\/p>\n

There is no notable transformation to date.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. South Africa has banned Zimbabwean trains from its territory stating that the old wagons raise a high risk of derailment. The ban was confirmed by National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) general manager Ms Respina Zinyanduko Monday while answering questions before Parliament\u2019s Transport Portfolio Committee. 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