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A Metrorail train arrives at Langa station as Prasa resumed operation on Cape Town's central line on 15 February 2021. Picture: @PRASA_Group/Twitter

Fikile mbalula

WC Cosatu plans march to Prasa over delays to restore central rail

By Ronald Masinda

Union representatives said they were tired of empty promises and want train service back on track.

  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula at the  Akasia Licencing Centre in Centurion on Monday, 7 March 2022. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

    Mbalula to rope in police, justice ministries to root out corruption at Prasa

    The minister addressed the media during Tuesday's central line route unveiling in Cape Town.

    21 days ago
  • FILE: One of the important Central Lines in Cape Town has been defunct since 2019 and plans to revive it have been ongoing. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    CT train commuters breathe sigh of relief after relaunch of Central Line

    On Tuesday, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula hosted the media to test out on the routes.

    22 days ago
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    Mbalula to meet with taxi bosses to avoid possible shutdown over fuel increases

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has requested a meeting with taxi bosses to try and negotiate a way to not have the shutdown.

    31 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

    Mbalula meets with new Santaco leadership to address rising fuel prices

    There have been calls for government to intervene with many South Africans feeling the squeeze of the soaring fuel prices and the increasing cost of goods and services.

    41 days ago
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    DBSA to handle 'irregular' R17.5 billion tenders on behalf of Sanral

    Last month the Sanral board cancelled tenders amounting to R17.5 billion citing irregularities during a procurement process that commenced in 2020.

    48 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    DA wants Mbalula to prioritise farmworkers' transportation safety in WC

    Over the past week, a number of calls were made for government to pay attention to the safe transportation of farmworkers.

    51 days ago
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    Mbalula to meet with trucking companies over recurrent N3 blockades

    Top of the agenda is to find possible solutions to end the truck drivers' strike which has seen the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal repeatedly blocked.

    59 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula at the  Akasia Licencing Centre in Centurion on Monday, 7 March 2022. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

    Mbalula: Truckers' recurrent N3 blockades could 'potentially sabotage economy'

    Mbalula said the government was intervening in the matter but would need the support from the private sector.

    61 days ago
  • 15 people who died when a bus and a truck collided on the M17 road in Tshwane.

    Mbalula: Report blames driver error for Tshwane crash that claimed 15 lives

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that the deadly crash that claimed the lives of 15 people in Tshwane last week was due to driver error.

    61 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

    Mbalula to visit families of 15 people who died in Tshwane collision

    He was speaking during a media briefing at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital on Sunday where some of the 42 injured passengers are still receiving medical care.

    65 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Report on Tshwane crash that claimed 15 lives to be released Friday - Mbalula

    A bus and a truck were involved in a partial head-on collision - killing 15 people and leaving 42 with severe injuries.

    66 days ago
  • 15 people who died when a bus and a truck collided on the M17 road in Tshwane.

    Mbalula to visit families of 15 people killed in M17 crash

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to visit the families of at least 15 people who died when a bus and a truck collided on the M17 road in Tshwane.

    66 days ago
  • Cape Town train station. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    New policy comes amid worst devastation of railway network, say industry bodies

    On Thursday, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan led discussions on the new policy with industry players in Kempton Park.

    76 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture:@MbalulaFikile

    New railway policy will open the industry's private sector, says Mbalula

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is addressing dozens of transport business leaders and government officials in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, where the department is launching the national rail policy.

    76 days ago
  • FILE: The informal settlement of Lockdown has sprung up on and around the Metrorail's central line in Philippi, Cape Town. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    Land identified for relocation of people living by CT’s railway lines

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says a piece of land has been identified where people who are currently living on railway lines illegally will be relocated.

    95 days ago
  • Cape Town Central Line. Image: @MbalulaFikile

    Mbalula: Prasa to roll out limited train service on Cape Town’s central line

    Mbalula visited the key route to assess work being carried out as part of efforts to get trains back on tracks.

    96 days ago
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    Bullet trains are coming to South Africa’s long-distance routes

    Refilwe Moloto interviews Ngwako Makaepea, deputy director-general responsible for rail transport.

    99 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture:@MbalulaFikile

    Motorists won't get another extension to renewal grace period, says Mbalula

    Mbalula said measures to ease the renewal process for affected drivers – are already being implemented across the country.

    111 days ago
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