The city is getting an extensive new bus system, and the much-touted Gautrain is a high-speed train line that will link Jo' burg and Pretoria.

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Work on an express train dubbed the "Gautrain", linking Johannesburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg International Airport is also due to begin this year with a view to having it fully operational for 2010.

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