Unless the president shifts Adv Tintswalo Makhubele’s appointment as judge to April 1, her continued stay at Prasa may be deemed to be in breach
Selling off state-owned enterprises may not guarantee their continued developmental role
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All eyes are on Jacob Zuma as South Africa tries to anticipate his next move
Corruption still bedevils the agency but Molepo says he will not be an armchair chief executive
SA is negotiating with China to construct the Moloto Rail Development Corridor and Minister Joe Maswanganyi promises it will bring jobs.
Equal Education has taken the fight over the Eastern Cape’s education infrastructure crisis to the state owned enterprises largely responsible
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We must rethink the way our laws deal with corruption so we can better protect democracy
Just who authorised a lucrative rail contract between the embattled parastatal and China?
Molefe has vowed to use the judgment as ammunition in fighting other dubious tenders – and in an attempt to force the Hawks to investigate corruption
The rail agency wants the courts to force the unit to complete investigations into corruption claims
The country stands to slip deeper into crisis unless the lust for loot is stopped. The economy is already in deep trouble.
It is like a tall drink of cool water on a sweltering day seeing our MPs do what they are mandated (and paid) to do.
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s board was dissolved on Wednesday by Transport Minister Dipuo Peters.
Letsoalo was seconded to the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa by Transport Minister Dipuo Peters last year.
A growing number of cases and legal challenges are threatening the office’s ability to do its work properly.
The minister claims she was kept in the dark about the alleged graft at the rail agency.
Of the R13.9-billion in irregular expenditure, R9.8-billion came from the previous financial year.
By seizing control of parastatals, the president is on a collision course with his finance minister.
The war over Prasa’s multibillion-rand investigation into irregularly awarded tenders has been turned up a notch.
Prasa chairperson Popo Molefe said on Thursday the board had been shocked by the adverse findings of the public protector.
Those who are involved in these shenanigans have nothing to fear if the nation simply looks the other way instead of taking action against wrongdoing.
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Former Prasa chief Lucky Montana has filed corruption charges against SA Fence & Gate, saying the firm defrauded the state’s passenger rail agency.
Heated correspondence shows the fight for state contracts at SA’s passenger rail agency and suggests pressure exerted to pay an ANC-aligned supplier.
Former passenger rail CEO Lucky Montana has branded his dismissal on Thursday as politically motivated.
Passenger Rail Agency of SA CEO Lucky Montana has been dismissed — apparently for his statements attacking the board.
Criticism of the Prasa’s new train locomotives imported from Spain is laced with racial undertones, says group chief executive Lucky Montana.
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Two trains at the Berea Road railway station in Durban have collided, leaving 12 people injured, including the drivers.
After failing to meet 52% of its targets in the year, it has been reported that Prasa has lost millions to irregular spending.
The Passenger Rail Agency of SA spends more than R3-million subscribing to the New Age newspaper, Transport Minister Ben Martins has said.
Prasa chief Lucky Montana is accused of tender irregularities worth more than R1-billion and organising an unauthorised trip to Cape Town for friends.