Thesis (MEcon)--Stellenbosch University, 1997. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: On 31 March 1990 the South African Transport Services (SATS) ceased to
exist and on 1 April 1990 in its place emerged Transnet, a diversified
transport company wholly owned by the South African government.
Transnet was founded on the understanding that the government might
eventually choose to sell it to the private sector.
This study project report discusses the history and events leading up to the
creation of Transnet. Thereafter the advantages and disadvantages of
privatisation are identified, followed by international privatisation case
studies which provide the basis for a discussion of some of the economic
issues behind railway privatisation. The separation of infrastructure from
operations, which was identified through the case studies as one of the most
controversial and far-reaching concepts of railway privatisation, is also
examined. Lastly, the study project focuses on the marketing strategy
Spoornet ought to pursue in order to ensure sufficient high-value freight in
the future. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Op 31 Maart 1990 het die Suid-Afrikaanse Vervoerdienste ophou bestaan en
is dit op 1 April 1990 vervang deur Transnet, 'n gediversifiseerde
vervoermaatskappy wat deur die Suid-Afrikaanse regering besit word. Van
meet afwas dit die bedoeling dat die regering die keuse het om Transnet aan
die privaatsektor te verkoop.
Die werkstuk bespreek die geskiedenis en gebeure wat aanleiding gegee het
tot die ontstaan van Transnet. Daarna word die voor- en nadele van
privatisering bespreek, gevolg deur internasionale spoorwegprivateriseringsgevallestudies.
Daarna word die ekonomiese teorie wat privatisering
onderle, bespreek. Die skeiding van infrastruktuur en bedryf, wat deur die
gevallestudies as een van die mees omstrede en verreikende aspekte van
spoorwegprivatisering ge"identifiseer is, word ook bespreek. Laastens fokus
die werkstuk op die bemarkingstrategie wat Spoornet behoort na te streef
om hoe-waarde vragte te bekom.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/55720 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Goosen, E. (Eduan) |
| Contributors | Pienaar W.J., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Logistics. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 81 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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