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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Gulshan Khan/AFP)

State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is “owed to the nation”

President Cyril Ramphosa. (David Harrison)

Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements

Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion

For Prasa, late buses and trains are not uncommon.
Autopax has been bleeding money for years, with attempts to fix its finances falling by the wayside. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Waiting for Autopax: the state-owned bus company is running on empty

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…

Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Oupa Nkosi)

Mkhwebane hauled to court again

The public protector’s report on Prasa is irrational, according to NGO coalition #UniteBehind

Blowing the whistle: Women train drivers have spoken out about the harassment they experience on the job. They are particularly vulnerable when they have to leave the driver’s cab to conduct first-line maintenance.(David Harrison/M&G)

Women train drivers are under attack

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

File photo: One of the 13 locomotives supplied by Swifambo.  (Supplied)

Prasa eyes iced company for its billions

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

‘I blame the board for my dismissal. In the beginning they agreed with me, but when I differed a board member then turned against me,’ Collins Letsoalo said.

Former acting Prasa CEO claims his life is in danger over ‘hidden’ corruption

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

Former VBS CEO ?Andile Ramavhunga. (Gallo)

Former VBS CEO wants to challenge ‘bank heist’ report findings at ConCourt

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

‘South Africa is capable of delivering a world-class safe, inclusive and reliable public transport system,’ writes Robert Shivambu. (Paul Botes/M&G)

The curious case of Prasa’s ‘simulated’ robbery

Security guards released on bail after allegedly tying up fellow guards and attempting to steal vehicles

Editorial: Corruption in politics and business kills people (Photo Archive)

Editorial: If we don’t fix it, IMF may

‘We should fully expect that the IMF’s main focus would be our costly civil service and bloated, indebted and dysfunctional state-owned enterprises’

This week’s M&G is now free to read.

Unembargoed: October 19 to 25

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

According to a presentation by Prasa made to Parliament last week, manual train authorisations increased by more than 276% between January and August this year (Gallo)

Prasa battles to get back on track

The rail agency needs court supervision to comply with safety directives, as it faces mounting problems

The reward for the cop charging Arron Banks’s former partner with criminal activities was allegedly property worth R20-million. (Getty Images)

AG questions Prasa’s future as mismanagement, burnt trains take a toll

Besides recovering from instances of past mismanagement, Prasa is also facing incidences of damaged carriages and passenger infrastructure

Signs are that the transport sector is on the path to recovery.

Prasa is still operating for now

The high court has held over the suspension of Prasa’s operating permit

Nzimande: “This plan provides immediate, short- and medium-term interventions, which will ensure that we wholly turn around Prasa. These interventions are operational, engineering and financial in nature.” (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Prasa ready to be ‘wholly’ turned around — Nzimande

Prasa’s board, meanwhile, says it has advanced in implementing the recommendations of the public protector, Auditor-General and treasury

insider said the SACP sought to have its chairperson, Blade Nzimande, remain a cabinet minister.

Prasa corruption perpetrators to be identified in a week or two — Blade Nzimande

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

Former Eskom chief financial officer Anoj Singh. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Treasury asks Hawks to probe Singh

Eskom’s ex-financial officer’s swanky pad and R16m in strange transactions are part of probe

(Lluis Gene/AFP)

Cape Town trains off the rails

Cape Town’s transport problems have reached a crisis point and officials are seeking solutions before the rail system breaks down

Unions are claiming Friday’s court ruling on labour broking as spelling the end of the practice but other labour specialists disagree. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Court shows employers who’s boss

A Constitutional Court ruling on labour-broking ends uncertainty over dual employment