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Prasa to address operational issues that led to suspension of some Shosholoza Meyl trips
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said it was working to address some of the operational challenges that…
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Process to move over 2K families from City of Cape Town’s central line in Phillipi begins
The process to move 2,648 families from the central railway line near Philippi train station has begun. The central line…
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PRASA hopes to revive long-distance trains trips amid cable theft
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) hopes to revive its long-distance train service that did not live up…
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Drama as Shosholoza Meyl’s Joburg to Cape Town travellers forced to complete trip by bus
Passengers travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town aboard Shosholoza Meyl had to travel the rest of their trip by bus…
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Shosholoza Meyl resumes Joburg trips to Cape Town & Durban just in time for December holidays
Shosholoza Meyl will resume its Joburg to Durban and Cape Town route from December 6. Just in time for the…
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PRASA fires employee for role in R27 million fraud
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has dismissed one of its employees for his involvement in fraud to…
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Prasa probing what caused the steel footbridge collapse in Joburg
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has launched an investigation to determine what caused a steel footbridge to…
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New Prasa peace officers to help in the fight against infrastructure vandalism
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has welcomed new measures put in place to secure its infrastructure. This…
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Western Cape Prasa regrets cancelling rail security contracts during COVID
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) in the Western Cape said its decision to cancel security contracts in…
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Scopa told City of Cape Town not cooperating in relocation of squatters from central line
Deputy Transport Minister Lisa Mangcu says the City of Cape Town is not cooperating when relocating squatters from the central…
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Relocating people living along parts of Cape Town’s central line a challenge, says Prasa
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said that relocating people living along some parts of the Cape Town…
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Ex-transport minister should be suspended says Parliament’s ethics committee
Parliament’s Joint Committee on Ethics and Members Interests has found that former Minister of Transport and current Member of Parliament…
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Gauteng serial r@pist faces 139 additional charges
A serial rapist who had been operating in Gauteng since 2018 has been slapped with several additional charges in the…
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Prasa CEO: Over R650 million spent on restoration of Nyanga to Cape Town rail line
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) CEO Hishaam Emeran said that they had spent more than R650 million to…
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Commuters happy trains running between Nyanga and Cape Town again
Train commuters between Nyanga and Cape Town train station said that they were happy that trains were officially back on…
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Alleged Benoni and Thembisa serial r@pist due back in court
A suspected serial rapist linked to several cases in Benoni and Thembisa, in the East Rand, is expected to appear…
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Metrorail to run full service between Cape Town and Nyanga in over 3 years
Metrorail is expected to run a full service between Cape Town and Nyanga for the first time in over three…
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Prasa reassures load shedding won’t impact electric train services
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) reassured commuters that the ongoing power cuts would not affect its train…
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Hawkers salute Fikile Mbalula for tackling Prasa’s ban on informal trading
The Tshwane Rail Traders Association has praised Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula for his “wise decision” after he told the Passenger…
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2 Cape Town pastors say Prasa’s prohibition of train preaching is tragic
Two Cape Town pastors are planning to approach the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) about rules around preaching…
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