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MCEBO DLAMINI: The inexcusable childishness of Fikile Mbalula
Fikile Mbalula's tweets have not made him a leader of the people but the celebrity he so much wants to become, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
While visiting Khayelitsha on Thursday, he stated there would be new contracts for the manufacturing of trains and other rolling stock.
Minister Mbalula made the surprise announcement at a briefing in Braamfontein on Monday shortly after informing staff about the decision, which includes the sacking of the interim board.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has estimated the destruction of 12 coaches will cost at least R33 million.
The Railway Safety Regulator on Thursday granted Prasa a temporary safety permit.
Prasa is just one state-owned enterprise that's been marred by maladministration.
It says acting group chief executive manager Lindikaya Zide failed to honour his promise to set a date to resolve 19 disputes.
The High court in Joburg found the tender was rigged to favour Swifambo, a company that used its BBEE to front for a Spanish manufacturer.
The minister was responding to questions at a briefing on the performance of state-owned entities in Pretoria on Friday.
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa ordered the eviction of its building that residents have been illegally occupying.
The passenger rail agency says one of the 20 trains being built in Brazil will reach SA next month.
The train driver who crashed in Atteridgeville was never before involved in a similar crash, says Prasa.
A legal battle between the Prasa and union NTM is looming, following allegations of sabotage.
Prasa says staff will continue being trained to handle trains better when cables are stolen.
Prasa says a serious train crash in Atteridgeville may be linked to an ongoing strike by NTM.
Railway companies from all over the world have bid for the tender to replace Metrorail.
Cape Town bosses team up with Metrorail & Prasa to improve rail safety in the Western Cape.
Western Cape Transport MEC Robin Carlisle is pleased with changes implemented by Metrorail.
Prasa is spending nearly a billion rand each year to fight crime on trains.