by Tauhierah Salie The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is determined to hold government accountable for failing public transport services in Cape Town, through protest action in February. Delayed or cancelled trains, congested buses, the probability of being robbed or assaulted, risk of losing your job and constant[…]
Twenty four disused Shosholoza Meyl train carriages were burnt at Bloemfontein railway station on Saturday, with a group of youths coming under suspicion after they had been chased out of the yard. Passenger Rail Agency of SA spokesperson Lilian Mofokeng said security staff saw a group of young men at[…]
Two Hanover Park women were arrested after they were found in possession of 50 metres of Prasa cable. The City of Cape Town’s Metal Theft and Rail Enforcement Units responded to a tip-off on Friday morning. Upon arrival at a residence, officers spotted two men who fled the scene. The[…]
Capetonians are urged to take up the offer of a R100 000 reward for information leading to the successful conviction of those responsible for the Cape Town train station arson which damaged 18 coaches at an estimated value of R61 million during the early hours of last Thursday morning. Metrorail spokesperson[…]
A R100 000 reward has been offered for information that will lead to the conviction of four people believed to be behind an arson attack on two trains at Cape Town station last week. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has offered the reward. According to a Prasa[…]
The crisis in public transport and the South African railway system will remain unsolved unless stability and good leadership are introduced to the state-owned enterprise Prasa, according to Unite Behind. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has experienced numerous public embarrassments over the years, arguably as a result[…]
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) plans to hold a national protected strike to highlight the continuous issues linked to ailing parastatal Prasa. This decision follows almost 10 months after the Public Protector announced that she would conduct an investigation to determine the causes behind the countless attacks on Metrorail[…]
The embattled Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has suspended its head of security and two other security officers in the Western Cape following the torching of two trains worth an estimated R33m. The agency has instituted an investigation into the security lapse that resulted in the burning of the[…]
One suspect has been arrested in connection with a devastating Cape Town train fire which gutted carriages on Sunday. Cape Town Central train station was engulfed by flames and pandemonium on Sunday afternoon when a MetroRail train, stopped at Platform 19, was set ablaze. Emergency services rushed to the scene but were[…]
President Cyril Ramaphosa joined the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on Cape Town train station on Tuesday for the unveiling of two improved, modernized trains. It is among 7000 sets PRASA’s Rolling Stock Fleet Renewal Programme hopes to locally manufacture over a period of 20 years, which is[…]
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