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Transport union, Metrorail & Prasa to meet over train drivers' safety
This follows the murder of train driver Piet Botha who was shot by robbers earlier this week.
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Union demands improved security for train drivers
Train driver Piet Botha was shot by robbers while waiting for a train at Netreg station.
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Prasa loses over R330m to cable theft, vandalism & arson
The rail agency says between April & May, 20 of its trains were set alight, costing the company over R200m.
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Prasa: 20 trains torched between April & May, costing over R200m
Prasa says Cape Town has become a concern, with at least 11 trains set alight in the Mother City.
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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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Civil society group calls for intervention over Metrorail ticket price hike
Public Transport Voice said they have written to the Transport Minister on several occasions without success.
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Suspension of 4 Satawu officials not linked to illegal Metrorail strike
Prasa issued letters of suspension to certain executives after they failed to respond disciplinary action.
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Satawu threatens to strike
Members of the union yesterday marched on Prasa’s WC offices to hand over a 5-point memorandum.
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Dunnottar train manufacturing plant to be completed by 2017
It will have the capacity to manufacture a total of 580 trains, with testing facilities and a training centre.
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Satawu: Unions not to blame for Prasa’s protracted suspensions
It’s emerged that over R37 mln has been paid in salaries to more than 2,500 suspended Prasa workers.
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Prasa pays over R37 mln to suspended employees
The transport ministry revealed that 2,575 employees were placed on suspension with full pay.
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Prasa describes Mtimkulu’s random return as bizarre
Daniel Mtimkulu reported for duty yesterday, five months after he was fired & had to be escorted out.
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Lucky Montana ‘won’t fall victim to Prasa’s plan’
The former CEO of the rail agency has denied benefiting from a contract with Siyangena Technologies.
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Montana accuses Molefe of being involved ‘in shady deals’
The former Prasa CEO says Popo Molefe is corrupt and that’s why he opened a case against him last year.
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Lucky Montana: I'm not guilty of any wrongdoing
He's responding to claims that he unlawfully benefited from a contract when he headed Prasa.
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Reports: Prasa chairman to take Montana to court over fresh corruption allegations
Reports say Montana bought a mansion in Pretoria’s upmarket suburb of Waterkloof Ridge for R11 million.
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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: New trains still in testing phase
The rail agency says there is not going to be a sudden influx of new trains to transport people.
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Prasa’s multibillion rand contract could be set aside
Concerns were raised by the public protector and the Auditor General about the deal.
