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CNN takes a close look at Gibela

The train company rebuilding South Africa's commuter fleet

07 October 2019: "Delayed" and "canceled," two words that infuriate and frustrate train commuters on platforms all over the world.Read article

Watch: The South African train factory building 600 trains

04 October 2019: Gibela is a rail consortium tasked with building South Africa's new fleet of commuter trains. Watch

“This factory is building not only the trains of the future; it is also creating the jobs of the future, the economy of the future and the South Africa of the future.”
President Cyril Ramaphosa, 25 October 2018

Gibela launches Make a Difference web portal

Our work contributes to the economic development of communities near our facilities, and to the country as a whole.

We do this through a variety of skills and community development initiatives, which you can read more about on our “Make a Difference” portal.

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Bursaries for 2020

Gibela has 29 bursaries available for universities and 100 bursaries available for TVET colleges. We’re here to help young lives get on track. To find out more, please click here.

Documents

Fact sheets
- 50 fast facts
  
  November 2018
  
  The significance of South African public holidays
  
  March 2018
Media
- Gibela’s Elizabeth Foli wins Accenture 2019 Rising Star Award
  
  8 August 2019
  
  Gibela appoints new CEO
  
  6 May 2019
  
  Cape Town gets first glimpse of Gibela’s new trains
  
  9 April 2019
Presentations
- Delivering on our mandate
  
  25 June 2019
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  Local media site visit
  
  19 November 2018
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Videos
- President Cyril Ramaphosa praises Gibela’s project at SA investment conference, October 26, 2018
  
  Construction Update October 2018