Eskom spent R8 billion and 20 years building a railway that does not work properly

• Eskom spent R8 billion and 20 years building a railway that does not work properly
• The project was initially budgeted at R1.5 billion and was expected to take four years to build, but was finished in 2024 at five times the cost
• Eskom's annual reports show that the project's delays were caused by bureaucracy, poor workmanship, and funding constraints, with the first major delay announced in 2009