Zimbabwe: SA Okays Rail-Network Blueprint

South Africa, in its latest effort to enlist corporate know-how to kick start economic growth, approved a blueprint for opening access to the nation’s vast rail network to private operators.

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy put the plan into effect by agreeing to publish the document outlining how the process will work in the government gazette, her department said on Friday.

The 162-page network statement, developed with state-owned logistics operator Transnet, lays out a comprehensive overview…