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ANA reports that on Friday President Cyril Ramaphosa will officially launch a new R1-billion train manufacturing factory, supply and training centre at Dunnottar Park in Nigel.
The plant will manufacture, assemble, test, commission and deliver 580 new commuter trains. It is scheduled to deliver two new trains by December, a further nine trains by March 2019 and an estimated total of 56 trains over the next two years. Construction of the factory commenced in January 2016 with manufacturing activity starting in 2017. It employs a 49 percent female and 51 percent male staff, with 90 percent being black. The site houses the factory, a supplier park, and a rail training school. The project has seen many of the employees being given crash courses on maths, science and English, as well as receiving bursaries, besides the training. Railway introduction courses have also been started at some tertiary institutions to encourage students to get into the industry. At the forefront of the manufacturing process will be more than 200 South African engineers and technicians – most of whom are historically disadvantaged - who have been specially trained and oriented.
- Based on reports at The Citizen and on page 4 of The Star of 25 October 2018
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