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Assessment of Potential and Direction of Transportation
Infrastructure in South Africa
JIN Feng-jun, LIU He, ZHAO Shen
2013, 22(02):
1-10.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-9479.2013.02.001
Objective As the "vanguard" of economic development, transportation infrastructure
plays a huge role in promoting the development of national economy. It’s very important
to participate in major infrastructure projects in South Africa for strengthening the strategic
cooperation between China and South Africa, as well as promoting Chinese enterprises
to invest in South Africa. In 2010, South Africa's national transport master plan
(2005-2050) (NATMAP 2050) was officially released. The plan carried out detailed arrangements
for the construction of railways, highways, aviation, ports, pipelines and other
infrastructure, and the total investment was up to 750 billion rand. After in-depth interpretation
of the planning, the paper identified the investment focus and major projects of railways,
seaports and other transportation infrastructure. After that, through the combination
of the status quo analysis of urban system distribution, development of mineral resources
and international trade in South Africa, the paper evaluated the investment potential and
direction of high-speed rail passenger corridor, bulk freight corridors and port system in
South Africa. Based on that, the paper screened the most investment potential projects, so
as to provide some investment advice for Chinese government and enterprises.
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