Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is “owed to the nation”
Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
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/ 19 February 2020
Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion
The Prasa subsidiary has been unprofitable for years. And although its fleet contains broken and poorly maintained buses, it plans as if 100% of its fleet is operational. This means a lot of waiting
The public protector’s report on Prasa is irrational, according to NGO coalition #UniteBehind
For Prasa’s 293 female drivers, the job isn’t as simple as getting from point A to B. They also have to contend with frustrated commuters
The state’s rail agency is pursuing a liquidated company, Swifambo, but it can also go after the billions owed to it by a Spanish company
The Prasa board voted to dismiss Letsoalo after the Sunday Times revealed that he allegedly increased his salary from R1.7-million to R5.9-million
The ‘Great Bank Heist’ report found that R1.9-billion had been looted from the mutual bank, implicating him along with at least 50 other individuals
Security guards released on bail after allegedly tying up fellow guards and attempting to steal vehicles
‘We should fully expect that the IMF’s main focus would be our costly civil service and bloated, indebted and dysfunctional state-owned enterprises’
The battle for Denel: Row over Zuma and Mandla’s Qatar visit and how the South African arms company is caught in the crossfire of Saudi-Qatar conflict
The rail agency needs court supervision to comply with safety directives, as it faces mounting problems
Besides recovering from instances of past mismanagement, Prasa is also facing incidences of damaged carriages and passenger infrastructure
The high court has held over the suspension of Prasa’s operating permit
Prasa’s board, meanwhile, says it has advanced in implementing the recommendations of the public protector, Auditor-General and treasury
Blade Nzimande says he has been briefed by Prasa’s current leadership that they would be taking action against those who are implicated in corruption
Eskom’s ex-financial officer’s swanky pad and R16m in strange transactions are part of probe
Cape Town’s transport problems have reached a crisis point and officials are seeking solutions before the rail system breaks down
A Constitutional Court ruling on labour-broking ends uncertainty over dual employment
Khanyisile Kweyama was pepper-sprayed and bundled into the boot of her car, before being driven around for at least three hours on Thursday evening
Prasa board chairperson Khanyisile Kweyama was pepper-sprayed, bundled into the boot of her car and driven around for at least three hours
Judges are not allowed take up an appointment seen to be inconsistent with an independent judiciary
A R60m settlement involving Prasa puts the probity of its former chair under scrutiny
Industrial parks, residential areas, malls and expansion of existing facilities on the cards
After eight months, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s annual report for 2016/17 is close to being finalised
Sithole is the former city manager of eThekwini Municipality. Other positions he has held include general manager at the Umgeni Water Board
‘If… we find that there are people who aren’t committed to carrying out the mandate of the organisation… they will be dealt with’
Despite his patent and business links with trustees, the ANC official says he’s innocent
An often cited definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result
Our readers write in about how Prasa will need to put passenger service back on track
The agency has been sitting on a damning report for a year and there’s still no sign of movement