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Rail theft accused using “Stalingrad tactics”, court hears

12 August 2024 | ARTICLE

By Steve Kretzmann and Joseph Chirume

...Swartz for the alleged theft of 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape. Photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane In 2019 former Acting PRASA CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Mohiudeen were arrested for ...

Justice in limbo for another year as massive rail theft case stalls

23 February 2024 | ARTICLE

By Steve Kretzmann

...PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and Syed Mohiudeen can be seen along the bottom left of this photo taken at Sterkstroom, Eastern Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann Former PRASA acting CEO Mthut...

How to steal a railway line and stay out of jail

8 November 2023 | ARTICLE

By Steve Kretzmann

...Swartz and Mohiudeen were arrested. Mthuthuzeli Swartz gives a media interview in 2014. Archive photo: Mary-Anne Gontsana Despite Swartz being under investigation during that period, he was appointed...

Criminal case against former PRASA director kicked down the tracks – again

27 October 2023 | ARTICLE

By Steve Kretzmann

...Swartz was Metrorail Western Cape Regional Manager. Prior to the charges, but while under investigation, he was appointed as PRASA acting CEO on 1 January 2018. Neither Swartz nor Mohiudeen were prese...

Trial of former top PRASA official accused of stealing railway line postponed yet again

7 February 2022 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...PRASA) Rail division Mthuthuzeli Swartz is on trial in Port Elizabeth. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume This article has been updated below. On Tuesday, the Port Elizabeth Specialised Commercial Crime Co...

Trial of official accused of stealing railway line set for June

25 October 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...Swartz is the former acting CEO of the Rail Division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), and Mohiudeen is a Cape Town based businessman. Swartz is accused of having used his position...

PRASA case postponed again

15 October 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...PRASA) Mthuthuzeli Swartz and Syed Nadhir Mohiudeen, a Cape Town-based businessman. On Friday 11 October the court postponed the case to 25 October. Swartz and Mohiudeen are facing fraud charges amoun...

PRASA’s Swartz back in court in October

9 September 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...PRASA) Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Nadhir Mohiudeen has been postponed again, to 11 October. Mohiudeen’s name is usually spelt Mahuideen in the media (including GroundUp), but in this repo...

Top PRASA manager accused of selling 42km of railway line he didn’t own

6 August 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...Prasa), Mthuthuzeli Swartz and another accused Syed Nadhir Mohiudeen are facing charges of outlandish fraud allegedly involving the sale of a large chunk of Eastern Cape railway line that was not Swar...

More charges being brought against Mthuthuzeli Swartz

6 June 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...Prasa Rail. These are the big fish and yet you target me. What logical explanation could there be? Please enlighten me,” wrote Swartz in a text message. But in contrast to Swartz, the three executives...

Fraud case against PRASA executive postponed

5 April 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...Swartz had a stand-in lawyer in court on Friday and the case was postponed to 6 June. Swartz was dismissed from PRASA on 8 November. The chair of Swartz’s disciplinary enquiry concluded: “[Swartz] bla...

Former PRASA Rail CEO back in the dock for fraud

28 February 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume and GroundUp Staff

...Swartz is the former acting CEO of the Rail division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Swartz is out on bail of R2,000 after he first appeared in court in January. The former PRASA ...

GROUNDVIEW: Our train service is a victim of state capture

24 January 2019 | ARTICLE

By GroundUp Editors

...PRASA’s patchy progress addressing safety concerns.) We also report that Mthura Swartz, implicated by activist group #UniteBehind as one of the main state capturers, has been dismissed from PRASA. The...

Former PRASA Rail boss denies charges against him

24 January 2019 | ARTICLE

By GroundUp Staff

...Swartz, former PRASA Rail acting CEO. On Tuesday, Swartz made a brief appearance at a court in Port Elizabeth for a number of charges, including the theft of railway lines and sleepers in the Eastern ...

Former PRASA acting CEO charged with fraud, money laundering and theft

23 January 2019 | ARTICLE

By Joseph Chirume

...PRASA Rail. In January 2018, #UniteBehind demanded PRASA remove Swartz immediately. At the time, he was still under investigation by the office of the Public Protector and the police. Swartz was remov...

Prasa Rail acting CEO removed

13 April 2018 | ARTICLE

By Aidan Jones

...Swartz had been suspended as acting CEO of Prasa Rail. Swartz was removed as acting CEO of Prasa Rail. Our apologies for the error.

Court interdicts PRASA from intimidating activists

9 March 2018 | ARTICLE

By Aidan Jones

...PRASA). “For us this is a very important step to show PRASA and to show the thugs that we are not going to lie down,” said Zackie Achmat, a member of the UniteBehind Organising Secretariat. “We are no...

PRASA board fails to pitch up for parliamentary meeting

6 February 2018 | ARTICLE

By Aidan Jones

...PRASA delegation of Molepo, acting Rail Chief Executive Officer Mthuthuzeli Swartz and acting group Chief Strategic Officer Sipho Sithole. Ramatlakane adjourned the meeting and gave the PRASA delegati...

Public Protector investigating “irregular” recruitments at Prasa

6 February 2018 | ARTICLE

By Barbara Maregele

...Swartz, who was appointed acting CEO of PRASA Rail earlier this year. Swartz was previously provincial Regional Manager. He is also under investigation for corruption and sexual harassment when he was...

PRASA appoints a CEO who is under investigation for corruption

11 January 2018 | ARTICLE

By Barbara Maregele

...PRASA interim Board, Justice Makhubele. UniteBehind has given the board until Thursday (today) to suspend Mthuthuzeli Swartz. UniteBehind said PRASA had decided to promote Swartz to acting CEO on 3 Ja...

Will Metrorail users have to wait 17 years for decent service?

22 February 2017 | ARTICLE

By Thembela Ntongana, Bernard Chiguvare and GroundUp Staff

...Prasa turn-around strategy is well in place,” Prasa’s Senior Marketing and Communication Manager Lillian Mofokeng said on Tuesday when asked for an update on the 2034 plan.

Metrorail or Metrofail?

6 February 2013 | ARTICLE

Mary-Anne Gontsana

...PRASA is Sfiso Buthulezi who is the Chief Operations Officer for Makana Investment Corporation Limited. PRASA reports to the National Minister of Transport. The person responsible for PRASA’s Me...