Lesotho Rail Initiative

[John Ashworth]

LESOTHO RAIL INITIATIVE

Railway Express On January 24, 2012 In SADC

Members of the Southern African Railway Association (Sara) represent each of the region’s railways. The government of Lesotho, which has no railway, is to send observers to all future meetings of the association, which has agreed to support the small landlocked country in its endeavour to build a rail system for itself. An existing Transnet branch does enter Lesotho but continues for only 2km to Maseru, and no other points are served. Sara executive Gideon Mahlalela, who is CEO of Swaziland Railway, told FTW that his country would give Lesotho the benefit of its rail experience.