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2026

GIBELA RAIL CONFIRMS REGGIE BOQO AS CEO, AS COMPANY MARKS MAJOR MILESTONE

The Gibela Rail Transport Consortium has confirmed the appointment of Reggie Boqo as CEO, effective 1 October 2025, after acting in the position since April 2024‘ Before stepping into the acting role. Boqo was Gibela’s chief financial officer (CFO) from 2018, where he provided robust financial leadership and contributed to the company's localisation strategy Announcing the appointment on Monday, Gibela Rail board chairperson, Irene Charnley, praised Boqo’s leadership qualities and track record.

GIBELA RAIL AFFORDS 20 MATHS LEARNERS A TOUR OF THEIR PLANT

For many learners. mathematics is the most dreaded school subject often described as the monster in the classroom. But in township schools across strong focus on under—resourced schools. Gauteng and rural provinces such as the Free State, Wesolve4X, a nonprofit organisation, is rewriting that story.

GIBELA RAIL DELIVERS 300 TRAIN SETS

South Africa’s railway renaissance is gaining remarkable momentum as Gibela, the Alstom-led consortium, closes in on delivering its 300th X’Trapolis Mega train set to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).

Developed through a landmark R51-billion contract signed in 2013, Gibela’s state-of-the-art Dunnottar facility — built in partnership with PRASA — has become Africa’s largest modern train manufacturing plant. The milestone delivery marks a major achievement in fleet renewal and a triumph for local skills, economic development, and regional rail innovation.