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May 10th, 2010
Johannesburg Set to Launch Africa’s First High-speed Train

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VOLTIMUM –   The 80-kilometer Gautrain Rapid Rail Link will bring high-speed commuter communications to Gauteng province, the smallest of the country’s nine provinces, but the most important economically and the most densely populated. Gauteng is the heart of the South African economy. It creates one-third of South Africa’s gross domestic product and is home to around 10 million people, one-fifth of the population. It also includes the country’s largest city (Johannesburg) and administrative capital (Pretoria), as well as the OR Tambo International Airport, the busiest in Africa. Read More