Socio-economic development is a key element in the empowerment of South Africa’s previously-disadvantaged communities and projects on the scale of the Gautrain project have the ability to make a significant contribution to this empowerment. Here, Siyamthanda Ndlakuse, the Gautrain Management Agency’s specialist in the fields of Commercial Management and Socio-Economic Development, talks through what SED measures have been put in place on the Gautrain project.

A project on the scale of the Gautrain project doesn’t get over 10 years ‘down the track’ without the implementation of efficient procedures and processes, particularly as it relates to the management of public funds, never mind the complexities of a public-private partnership. Here, Preston Mabena, Chief Financial Officer of the Gautrain Management Agency, talks through the evolution of the GMA’s finances and some of the structures put in place.

The Gauteng Transport Infrastructure Act has been an important guide throughout the Gautrain project and continues to impact many of the decisions made on it. Here, Whiscky Mavoni, the Senior Manager for Spatial Development and Planning at the Gautrain Management Agency talks through some of the key elements in the act and where its impact has been mostly felt.

The Gautrain Management Agency had a challenge on its hands, as it sought to get all role-players to buy into the vision of the Gautrain project. That’s why stakeholder management was so important, and here, Dr Ingrid Jensen, the GMA’s Executive Manager: Reputation, unpacks this issue and how the GMA went about its stakeholder management.

The precast construction yard was an important part of making the Gautrain project as successful as it was. Here’s what senior Gautrain engineer Marius van der Westhuyzen has to say about it.

How did the Gautrain become SA's first ever high-speed commuter rail system? Marius van der Westhuyzen explores the project’s Provincial Construction Assurance Management process.

On a project the size and scale of the Gautrain project, it’s no surprise that dispute resolution was a key element in its success. Here, independent advisor David Marx talks through how this dispute resolution process was handled.

The Gautrain project’s development phase involved many moving parts. Here, former project co-ordinator Olaus van Zyl pulls it all together, along with some of the lessons learnt from this phase of the project.

Former Gautrain project co-ordinator Olaus van Zyl details the extensive procurement process involved in the Gautrain project, and some of the learnings he took from it.

Former Gautrain project co-ordinator Olaus van Zyl talks through how senior management handled leadership of the Gautrain project, including challenges such as the institutional knowledge walk-out that transpired.