Prasa

Prasa plans to announce turnaround strategy in September

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) says it plans to announce its turnaround strategy in September. Prasa’s image has been negatively affected by internal problems and the continued vandalism of its infrastructure. The Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo, addressed the media in Cape Town. “We will[…]

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Concerns of drug trade on the Cape Town Station

While gang violence continues to plague Cape Flats communities, complaints of increased drug trade and crime on the Cape Town Station deck and Grand Parade have become a cause for concern. The ‘deck’ houses the Cape Town taxi rank and many informal traders, with hundreds of commuters passing through daily.[…]

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Metrorail mess hobbles Cape Town businesses

Bosses say the ongoing crisis with Metrorail has forced them to relook at how they run their businesses, from allowing flexitime to getting staff to work from home. In a Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry member survey, bosses reported that their staff had became demotivated and unreliable trains had[…]

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Commuters launch Public Transport Voice campaign

In response to Metrorail’s annual price hike, which is scheduled to be implemented on July 1, 2016, commuters have launched the Public Transport Voice campaign in support of frustrated community members who continue to be impoverished in light of inflated transport costs. Public Transport Voice, which was launched on Monday[…]

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RSR to improve railway safety regulations

While Metrorail recovers from arson attacks that resulted in over R70 million worth of damage, the recent attack of a Metrorail commuter, Darryn August, has further frustrated commuters. As a result, Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) has decided to create awareness about the role of the Regulator and the various awareness[…]

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Prasa alleges fraud in R4bn tenders

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has asked the country’s High Court to declare two contracts awarded to a security company invalid two months after asking for the cancellation of an agreement to supply locomotives. Prasa wants two contracts awarded to Siyangena Technologies worth about R4 billion ($250[…]

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Nothing in Prasa report based on a hunch: Madonsela

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has voiced her disappointment at former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana’s decision to challenge her findings in court. Addressing the media after delivering a keynote address on Women’s Month at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, Madonsela said Montana had earlier expressed a very different view in[…]

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