DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO.: 2232
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 November 2009
2232. Mr J Schmidt (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises:
What was the total amount of (a) goods transported by Spoornet/Transnet
Freight Rail and (b) such goods in tonnes transported by Spoornet/Transnet
Freight Rail to (i) Botswana, (ii) Zimbabwe, (iii) Zambia, (iv) the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, (v) Mozambique, (vi) Swaziland and (vii)
Namibia in each case in the (aa) 2005-06, (bb) 2006-07, (cc) 2007-08 and
(dd) 2008-09 financial years? NW2941E
REPLY
(a) The table below indicates the total amount of goods in tonnes
transported by Transnet Freight Rail nationally, for the years 2005 to
2009.
| | | | |
|2005/06 |2006/07 |2007/08 |2008/09 |
| | | | |
|181,672,720 |180,830,626 |179,300,254 |179,623,814 |
(b)(i-vii)(aa-dd) The table below indicates the total amount of goods in
tonnes transported by Transnet Freight Rail to neighbouring countries,
for the years 2005 to 2009.
| | | | | |
|Country |2005/06 |2006/07 |2007/08 |2008/09 |
| | | | | |
|Botswana |669,976 |664,943 |751,413 |818,229 |
| | | | | |
|Zimbabwe |551,164 |393,868 |298,588 |319,661 |
| | | | | |
|Zambia |291,959 |235,397 |211,445 |231,905 |
|Democratic | | | | |
|Republic of |112,083 |79,607 |69,197 |33,346 |
|Congo | | | | |
| | | | | |
|Mozambique |1,992,331 |1,978,004 |1,916,508 |2,374,783 |
| | | | | |
|Swaziland |241,786 |240,347 |248,749 |215,369 |
| | | | | |
|Namibia |395,060 |344,375 |336,840 |360,071 |