According to The New Age newspaper, there are concerns that while taxpayers have to subsidise Gautrain operations, a private company is “raking in advertising revenue” from billboards and posters at Gautrain stations. Kelebogile Machaka, spokesperson for Bombela, was quoted explaining that Strategic Partners Group (SPG), a 25% shareholder in the Bombela Concession Company, holds the advertising rights to the Gautrain system.
- [ Not to be confused with Super Group (also SPG) which posted a 63% increase in headline earnings for the six months ended December 2011. Bombela’s SPG is its black empowerment component – editor: Railways Africa
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