Gautrain brings expats home

The Gautrain project is bringing expats home. Thirty-nine South African expats have left the UK and returned home to work on the project. The group includes civil engineers, construction workers, foremen and quality inspectors. The Gautrain project has highlighted the shortage of civil engineers in South Africa. The first phase of the project is the completion of the network between O.R. Tambo Airport (formerly Johannesburg Airport), Sandton and Midrand. This phase is expected to be complete in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Phase two will be the completion of the track between Sandton and Johannesburg, as well as the route from Midrand to Hatfield in Pretoria.