Nick Hedley | The collapse of South Africa’s key infrastructure – in numbers

Looking at the nation’s rail, energy and water infrastructure, you’d be forgiven for thinking the country was a war zone, writes Nick Hedley. 

It’s difficult to overstate just how much South Africa’s governing party has destroyed the country’s infrastructure in the space of just 15 years.

Looking at the nation’s rail, energy and water infrastructure, you’d be forgiven for thinking the country was a war zone. In fact, the army has even been deployed to protect coal-fired power plants from corrupt saboteurs, and there’s been talk of doing the same for the disappearing rail network.