Africa's First Underground Bullet Train - Gautrain

If we complain about this project, we will complain about a lots of projects. The government is only spending R25,7Billion, in dollar term is $3.43Billion. This project is just one of the many projects that are going on. The government wants to spend R500billion or $67Billion on infrastructure for the next 3 years. Infrastructure projects started 2/3 years ago. They have been building all over the place, Roads, Dams, Stadiums, Upgrading the current METRORAIL, Hospitals, etc. You can see that this project is a small projects compare to other projects. They are spending R38Billion on stadiums alone. R25Billion on Freeways upgrade.

Na wa o. Very nice pictures and a very big kudos to SA. God dey.
  Sometimes, or most times it is very clear to see Nigeria at the back burner. When SA is done with this now, they would 've gained expertise to build for surrounding countries and anyplace in the continent. Nigeria is upgrading craps and yet it is the chinese that will do the work. They (chinese) will position their people in all management and technical levels and just keep ordering the nigerians left and right.
   Countries that are serious are building lasting projects with knowledge and maintenance in mind but Nigeria is building tents that look big and calling them infrastructure. Nothing is completed in nigeria either it has infrastructural problems or the satelite is missing or a whole cargo ship missing or the buildings are not painted or something like the new crappy airport in akwa ibom. Nigeria's mentality is atleast they tried to/and did something, but serious nations say do it and do it right and on time also don't forget to train extensively.  May God help us o.
   Thanks to south africa's govt for setting trends. Next time it might be ghana, angola,  kenya, and even gabon, all having levitation trains; the only time nigeria might blink but still not do much is when it would be sudan, congo, sierra leone, liberia, benin, and cameroun or chad.  We are on a long tin in nigeria; that's not the problem to me, my problem is the lack of steadfast and absolute seriousness. It is so sad to see my country down the valley when the other racers have already left the valley, sped 200miles to the airport, flew to the supposed destination, and have since began their other mission (green technology and other break throughs).
   I know we will get there but the simple truth is that it is taking too long even if u'r a no more racing and decided to cruise, is like trying to leave a car on drive while trying to go up a hill, you have to hit the accelerator and even twik the car to have after burners or something.  Men, this kyn tin sef.

Exactly. That's why Nigerians will say that its not necessary.

@naliakar
Please, don't get me wrong, I will love to have it in Nigeria. If we can't maintain the ANTIQUATED railway system we currently have, how do we maintain an upgraded one? Besides, you will need NEPA to run the system. That in itself is a failed prospect.

Naijaway, thanks for the compliment. The different here is that South Africa has its own construction companies that are world known. The SkyScrapers that you see in Dubai, most of them are being built by South African companies, Marrey and Roberts, Group 5, WHBO, Grinaicker LTD. This construction companies are international. Thats where South Africa has an advantage to the rest of the continent.

SA 2010 stadiums are being built by these construction companies with a little help from overseas. Chinese have never entered South Africa. They know that the competition is tight. Its difficult to win a tenders here. They are messing up in Angola with 2010 African Cup of nation stadiums. Those stadiums might not be ready by end of January, they are working day and night to try and complete the stadium. Hopefully stadiums wont collupse during the tornament.

@1,2

Be truthful.

Are you saying the Bombella consortium building the rail system, a group consisting of Bombadier Transportation, Bouygues, Murray and Roberts, Strategic Partners Group, Regis and the rest, most of which are known French Compnies - are you saying they are South African?

Progress of this sort come at a price - and comes slowly in most places.
I think it's awesome to note that there are a few things to appreciate in Nigeria presently; but it would be great to see this kind established there as well. Would the diversity in her people and political divides dash such a hope?

@Yoruba

Go and ask the white South Africans and they will tell you there is a difference between south africa and Africa as a whole - do not be deceived.

If you ask the Brits,they will tell you there's a difference between them and the rest of Europe,it's not only white South Africans who sees that difference,blacks South Africans do as well.We all know that most African states are backward,barbaric,corrupt,undemocratic,undeveloped and plain uselss.South Africa and other countries on the other hand quite the opposite.
Yes SA was developed by whites and yes they own the economy,so what?They're paying tax that; is educating our youth,that is also building our infrustructure,that is creating jobs and  maintaining our hospitals.Thats all you need from your country,the rest you'll do it yourself.

quite obviously, both the northern and southern tips of Africa are for "oyibo Africans" while everything in between except to some extent, Kenya (eastern coast), is for black Africans.

generalization, I know.