New prasa trains
Prasa aims to complete upgrades at 39 train stations across SA in 2022
On Cape Town's Northern Line, there have been significant upgrades at Vasco and Tygerberg stations, costing between R10 million and R12 million each.
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Protesters stop Ramaphosa from leaving after unveiling new trains
Unite Behind staged a demonstration at the Cape Town Station where President Cyril Ramaphosa was unveiling new train sets.
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GALLERY: A look inside Prasa's new train sets
Prasa has unveiled the new models that form part of its modernisation programme.
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Nzimande instructs Prasa to get trains in order after safety permit refused
The Railway Safety Regulator says the company’s current safety permit expired on Tuesday.
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Prasa acting CEO urges commuters stop train vandalism
Former Transport Minister Joe Maswangayi was scheduled to go on a train trip from Khayelitsha to Cape Town but since last night’s Cabinet reshuffle plans have had to change.
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Prasa calls for swift action against rail infrastructure vandalism
In the latest incident, in Cape Town, city officials are blaming vandalism on the central line after a train came off the tracks last night.
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Molefe: Prasa vindicated by court decision to set aside R3.5bn tender
Prasa's board has succeeded in getting an irregular locomotive tender set aside nearly two years after the Public Protector found large-scale maladministration at the rail agency.
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Court sets aside Prasa’s contract for new locomotives
In a win for Prasa, the court has found that "corruption would triumph" if the tender was not set aside.
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Questions surround Prasa’s financial sustainability
MPs have been told Prasa has a liquidity problem because it has a R1.8bn liability in operational expenditure.
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Prasa’s new trains remain off tracks due to irregularities
The R3 billion locomotives will remain off the tracks because of irregularities identified by the Auditor-General.
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ANC denies involvement in alleged Prasa bribes
It’s reported Popo Molefe has filed court papers claiming the ANC benefited from Prasa’s locomotives deal.
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Reports: Gupta family allegedly attempted to capture Prasa
The Sunday Times says the Guptas, Duduzane Zuma & Ben Martins, and Montana over tender application.
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Prasa seeks to recover R2.6bn spent on irregular tender
The rail agency launched a lawsuit against Swifambo Rail Leasing to recoup the money wasted on tall trains.
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Transport minister unveils new fleet of metrorail trains
Metro rail commuters can expect to be ferried in new trains later this year as government unveils new trains as part of R59 billion investment.
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Prasa’s controversial locomotives contract still before court
The rail agency says it will await the outcome before determining whether money was paid unlawfully.
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DA calls on the Hawks to widen probe into Prasa
New reports suggest that a lead contractor paid R80 million to President Jacob Zuma's aides.
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Prasa calls for patience as they test locomotives
A video doing the rounds shows a blue locomotive narrowly missing what appears to be a bridge.
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New trains not fit for SA infrastructure - Molefe
This comes after Prasa imported locomotives from Spain with a price tag of R600 million.
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‘Prasa is on a mission to clean up’
This follows receipt of the Auditor General’s Report which highlighted irregular and wasteful expenditure.
