Railway safety regulator
Prasa disputes Competition Commission’s reasoning in 'unfavourable' report
The Competition Commission says its investigations have found that Prasa has been charging excessive prices for the use of Park Station.
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Railway Safety Regulator finalising report into Roodepoort train crash
One person died and another is in a critical condition in hospital following Wednesday night’s accident.
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Mbalula keeping tabs on probe into fatal Roodepoort train crash
One person was killed and five others hospitalised after a passenger train collided with a stationary goods locomotive near the Horizon station in Johannesburg on Wednesday night.
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More work still to be done on SA’s railway safety, says RSR chair
According to the annual State of Railway Safety report, nearly 300 people were killed after being struck by trains on railway tracks in the 2018/19 financial year.
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Suspended rail boss Nkululeko Poya resigns before hearing
RSR CEO Nkululeko Poya was placed on suspension in November 2017 and faced 14 charges including gross misconduct, abuse of power and dishonesty, among others.
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Metrorail expected to shed more light on deadly Pretoria train crash
Two trains collided at the Wolmerton train station in Mountainview last week, resulting in the death of three passengers.
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Prasa, Railway Safety Regulator to meet over rail safety concerns
The Transport Department is facilitating the talks after the regulator moved to suspend the operators safety permit.
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Satawu: Revoking Prasa’s operating permit will collapse economy
Last week, the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) served Prasa with a notice of intention to suspend its operating permit.
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Prasa: Court case with regulator gives us more time to deal with safety issues
The agency has approached the courts for an interim order to lift the suspension of its safety permit.
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Prasa challenges potential suspension of its operating permit
The rail agency was given two hours to elaborate on its safety measures and respond to the RSR’s intention to revoke its safety permit on Friday.
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Untu: Concerning Prasa incidents not reported to Railway Safety Regulator
The union says its seriously concerned with the regulator's decision to grant Prasa a one-year safety permit.
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Untu criticises regulator for issuing Prasa temporary safety permit
The Railway Safety Regulator took the decision to grant the temporary permit after not renewing Prasa’s licence, which expired at the end of July.
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Prasa in race to be compliant with safety regulations
The Railway Safety Regulator on Thursday granted Prasa a temporary safety permit.
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Untu: Prasa employees & commuters have no safety guarantees
The regulator took the decision to grant the temporary permit after Prasa's licence expired at the end of last month.
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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 could face up to R5m penalty as trains operating illegally today'
The Railway Safety Regulator says its previous safety permit, which came with special conditions, expired at midnight.
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Prasa currently operating without valid safety permit, says regulator
The regulator says that it will only renew its licence once it is satisfied with Prasa's planned interventions to address safety concerns.
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Regulator: Manual authorisation of trains alone won't make trains safer
The Railway Safety Regulator has banned all manual authorisation of Prasa trains until a plan is in place to avoid human error in the wake of two serious crashes over the past week.
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Untu: Railway regulator not doing enough to ensure train safety
The regulator says that it is concerned about the recent train accidents and has ordered a stop to manual authorisation to avoid human error, which it says was the reason behind the Germiston crash.
