Creecy confirms request for information on passenger rail is imminent [SOUND]

# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has confirmed that a request for information on passenger rail will be released in the coming weeks. Speaking at the Africa Rail 2025 conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, she reaffirmed the state’s ownership of rail infrastructure to maintain pricing control. Creecy also announced a forthcoming rail masterplan, guiding freight and passenger rail development to 2050. She says these reforms aim to attract private sector investment: