Prasa
The jig is up – Mbalula on theft, vandalism, sabotage of SA's rail system
Fikile Mbalula told Parliament that passenger rail agency Prasa was contending with organised crime syndicates sabotaging the rail network, which its new...
MPs on Tuesday debated a matter of urgent national importance related to the impact of damage to public rail infrastructure.
The reason for the delay is a dramatic surge in vandalism and theft during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The acting regional manager of Prasa Raymond Maseko said under level 5, Prasa technicians were not working because there were no trains in operation.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is investing over R1 billion to repair the line.
In a series of tweets the Transport Minister shared his views on those complaining about him claiming the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa was their milking cow and that his sin was closing the taps for their fake security companies.
The association planned to hand over a memorandum to both the ANC and to Gauteng Premier David Makhura’s office.
Only 32% of Prasa’s 34 corridors are functioning at the moment but the agency aims to reopen three more from next month.
On Wednesday the transport minister launched government’s ministerial security plan to curb the theft and destruction of railway infrastructure that costs Prasa millions.
The minister spoke in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, on Wednesday where he launched the ministerial security plan.
The party’s Daylin Mitchell said he had written to provincial Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela to give more details on just how bad the problem was.
Badisa Matshego has been placed in the position following a Western Cape High Court ruling last week that set aside the appointment of Bongisizwe Mpondo as Prasa’s administrator.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has held a briefing after the court set the appointment of Bongisizwe Mpondo as Prasa's sole administrator aside.
In addition to the over 400 arrests, members also recovered more than 2,000m of stolen copper and aluminium cable over the past financial year.
Lawyer Madimpe Mogashoa on Wednesday said his firm was also involved in six matters, including the R59 million contract settlement with Siyaya that put former Prasa interim board chairperson, Judge Tintswalo Makhubele, in hot water.
She has confirmed that she had to make a special request to the president to defer her effective date as a judge to allow her to finish her work at Prasa
Justice Raymond Zondo said more and more witnesses implicated in serious allegations are making excuses not to appear the commission.
Makhubele appeared at the State Capture commission where she was accused of using the Stalingrad approach to avoid testifying.
Judge Tintswalo Makhubele was expected to answer to allegations of misconduct during her time as the board chairperson of Prasa.