Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts
/ 19 November 2024

Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts

The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor

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Prasa ‘negligence’ leads to damage to R5.1 billion infrastructure
/ 15 November 2024

Prasa ‘negligence’ leads to damage to R5.1 billion infrastructure

A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism

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SIU guns for former Prasa boss Lucky Montana over R3.5bn ‘corrupt’ rail tender
/ 18 September 2024

SIU guns for former Prasa boss Lucky Montana over R3.5bn ‘corrupt’ rail tender

The Special Investigation Unit also has its sight on former finance deputy minister Sfiso Buthelezi, whose company allegedly received R110 million fraudulently

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‘We need R6 billion from taxpayers’, Prasa tells parliament
/ 13 June 2023

‘We need R6 billion from taxpayers’, Prasa tells parliament

The passenger rail entity expects to make a R1.7 billion loss in the current financial year

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Prasa waiting for court order to secure return of 23 tall locomotives — Ramatlakane
/ 30 March 2022

Prasa waiting for court order to secure return of 23 tall locomotives — Ramatlakane

The Spanish locomotives procured in an infamous state capture deal will be adjusted to run on local railway lines in an agreement designed to ensure the company recovers R1-billion of the money it lost

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