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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo wants criminal charges opened against former Prasa boss Lucky Montana
The Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has asked the Hawks to speed up investigations into the tender irregularities at Prasa while…
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Operation Dudula threatens shutdown at Park Station
Operation Dudula members want Prasa to allow only South African vendors to operate at Park Station. It is threatening to…
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Fikile Mbalula: New railway policy will open the industry’s private sector
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the country’s new rail policy will open up the industry to other players and examine…
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Prasa announces closure of 3 lines in Gauteng
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has announced that three rail lines in the Gauteng region will be closed…
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Prasa working to revive Gauteng & Western Cape operations
Prasa on Tuesday said that it was working on plans to revive its operations in Gauteng and the Western Cape.…
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Zondo asks for another extension of the State Capture inquiry
Chief Justice and chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture Raymond Zondo has reportedly approached the…
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Prasa scammed by 3 000 ghost workers, says Fikile Mbalula
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that Prasa has been scammed by 3,000 ghost workers. He says the agency discovered…
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2 men arrested for stealing copper and electricity cables worth R3 million in Joburg
Two men have been arrested for stealing copper and electricity cables in Johannesburg. They were handcuffed over the weekend and…
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Prasa pays Tshwane electricity bill
Prasa has paid its utility bill, and the City of Tshwane says it will reconnect the water and electricity supply.…
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We may have been paying salaries to about 3 000 ghost employees, says Prasa
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said it may have been paying salaries to about 3,000 ghost employees…
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Ex-Prasa chief engineer guilty of fraud
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has welcomed the judgment handed down by the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes…
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Prasa budget to fix Cape Town’s central line rises to R2.5 billion
It will now cost the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) over R2.5 billion to fix the central line…
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Fikile Mbalula: It won’t take 30 years to fix Prasa
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has dismissed media reports that it will take 30 years to fix Prasa. An April report…
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Prasa board fires Zolani Matthews
The Prasa board has fired Group CEO, Zolani Matthews. His axing follows an investigation into his dual citizenship. The Prasa…
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Satawu slams Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula
The South African Transport and Allied Workers Union has slammed Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula for his handling of suspended Prasa…
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Prasa is just a mess – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula
Get your house in order or else. That’s a stern warning from Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to executives and board…
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David Mphelo appointed acting Prasa CEO after Zolani Matthews’ suspension
David Mphelo, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s (Prasa’s) group chief information officer, has been appointed as the embattled…
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Prasa CEO Zolani Matthews suspended
The Prasa Board has announced that it is placing its CEO Zolani Kgosietsile Matthews on “precautionary suspension.” Prasa’s board met…
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Ex-CEO Montana: Guptas failed to capture Prasa
Former Prasa CEO, Lucky Montana says the Guptas had no undue influence on the rail agency’s operations. Montana says the…
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Prasa set to implement court order to clear central line of illegal communities
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said that it was working around the clock to implement a court…
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Families living along Prasa railway in Cape Town to be evicted by November
Families living on the Prasa railway line in Langa are to be evicted to two pieces of land in Eerste…
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Western Cape public transport committee to meet this week to address taxi violence
The provincial standing committee on transport and public works is expected to meet this week in an effort to address…
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Athlone train station fire blamed on vagrants
Athlone train station suffered extensive damage to its roof on Monday afternoon in a fire that has been blamed on…
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Prasa CEO: Cost of vandalism to rail infrastructure stands at over R4 billion
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) said the cost of vandalism to rail infrastructure totaled just over R4…
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8 suspects arrested for copper cable theft in Laingsburg
Eight people have been arrested for copper cable theft in the Laingsburg area. Police were alerted on Wednesday that cables…
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Prasa cleared of liability over woman’s alleged suicide attempt
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has shot down a Tshwane woman’s bid to sue the Passenger Rail Agency of…
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Lucky Montana forces Zondo Inquiry to throw out some evidence submitted about him
Former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana has forced the state capture commission to throw out some of the evidence submitted about…
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Commission owes me an apology, says ex-Prasa CEO Montana
Former Prasa CEO Lucky Montana wants the Zondo Commission to apologize to him. Montana says the acquirement of his properties…
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Head of legal let outdoor ad giants take advantage of Prasa, says Lucky Montana
Former Prasa group CEO Lucky Montana said outdoor advertising giants Primedia and Continental were making R300 million revenue from the…
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I waited two years for my day Lucky Montana tells State Capture Commission of Inquiry
Former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) group chief executive, Lucky Montana said he knew he would lose his…
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Prasa dismisses five officials and suspends five others for financial misconduct
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa recently dismissed eight officials on various charges of financial misconduct. There were five…
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PRASA ordered to reinstate fired executives
The Johannesburg Labour Court has ordered Prasa to reinstate, with immediate effect, executives who were fired. The court found that…
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PRASA gets permanent CEO 5 years later
Following Cabinet’s approval, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced officially on Saturday Zolani Mathews as the new CEO of the embattled…
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Swifambo boss: After winning trains tender, I had to pay ANC R80 million
The Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture has revealed that Swifambo Rail Leasing director, Auswell Mashaba, admitted to…
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Zondo: Hawks must explain why nothing done about Swifambo payments
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that the Hawks must explain why nothing had been done about allegations that billions…
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Former minister Dipuo Peters grilled on alleged interference at Prasa
Former transport minister Dipuo Peters has moved to distance herself from allegations of improper interference and aiding of state capture…
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Prasa axes three executives
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has terminated the contracts of three senior executives with immediate effect. The move…
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Ramaphosa – ANC leaders charged with corruption a matter for the ANC
ANC leaders charged with corruption was a matter for the ANC, said President Cyril Ramaphosa in the National Assembly on…
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Prasa resumes train services in Mabopane
Passenger rail agency, Prasa has started restoring some rail services, despite outdated technology and destroyed infrastructure. Nine months after services…
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National Treasury approves R900 million for Prasa to fix rail network
THE National Treasury has approved the use of R900 million in Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) funds for…
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Prasa launches new Cape Town control centre & Mbalula vows to recover central line
Cape Town’s rail network is now more efficient thanks to a new automated control centre in Bellville. The Bellville Rail…
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Prasa investigated for theft and corruption
South African state-owned enterprises have a reputation for draining the government’s purse and costing taxpayers billions. At rail agency Prasa,…
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State capture inquiry continues with more Prasa-related testimony
Testimony related to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) continues at the state capture Inquiry on Thursday. Commission…
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Union: Prasa is not ready to resume operations
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa resumed limited train services in some parts of the country on Wednesday. However,…
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Prasa under the spotlight again at #statecaptureinquiry
The ANC’ top six’s possible failure to act on corruption allegations at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa)…
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Police unable to stop train arson attacks, says Ombudsman
The Western Cape Police Ombudsman has found the SAPS was unable to prevent arson attacks on trains. MEC for Community…
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Fikile Mbalula says Prasa is not ready to resume the Metrorail commuter services
Fikile Mbalula says Prasa is not ready to resume the Metrorail commuter services. This will have to wait another month.…
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To hell with government keeping us indoors like we are kids, says former Gauteng premier Shilowa
Commenting on the lockdown Level 4 restrictions, the former premier voiced his doubts about some decisions made by the government.…
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Untu calls for suspension of train services
Untu’s Steve Harris said while Prasa and Transnet responded on corporate levels, there had been very poor implementation on operational…
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#Statecaptureinquiry to hear more Prasa-related testimony
The state capture inquiry will hear testimony of alleged monthly payments to former president Jacob Zuma by an entity that…
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