Johannesburg – Government is to invest billions in mass transport systems as a way of «greening» the South African economy, President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.
«By 2014, the state-owned commuter rail company, Prasa [Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa], will invest R20bn in new trains, most of which will be manufactured locally,» said Zuma.
He was addressing the World Economic Forum Green Partnership Dialogue at COP17 in Durban.
This was part of government’s New Growth Path which seeks to reduce emissions by focusing on renewable and nuclear energy, green transport and the built environment. Sigue leyendo