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Many Cape Town stations are closed to wheelchair users

4 October 2024 | ARTICLE

By Sandiso Phaliso

...UniteBehind told GroundUp it had recently conducted a review of PRASA’s capacity to accommodate people living with disabilities and found that most train stations were entirely inaccessible for people...

Three of four Shosholoza Meyl train routes halted indefinitely

3 October 2024 | ARTICLE

By Sandiso Phaliso

...UniteBehind believes the problems with long distance train services are a direct result of corruption at PRASA over the years. Going nowhere slowly Shosholoza Meyl, which handles PRASA’s long distance...

City of Cape Town pushes for plan from PRASA to manage commuter rail

10 September 2024 | ARTICLE

By Steve Kretzmann

...UniteBehind pending in the High Court, the City and PRASA are under pressure to finalise the plan. The City is waiting for PRASA to sign off the plan, the first step to devolving management of commute...

PRASA’s hiring and firing of CEO has cost R15-million and counting

17 August 2024 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...UniteBehind isn’t convinced that the board has followed the spirit of the advocates’ legal advice. He told GroundUp: “Zolani Matthews should never have been appointed as PRASA Group CEO. He had no bac...

Tribunal urged to restore Makhubele’s dignity

23 July 2024 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...UniteBehind] in your final write-up to restore the dignity of her rights which have been violated through a process to hold her accountable,” Masuku said. Makhubele is facing possible impeachment foll...

Tribunal must decide who is telling the truth - Mlambo or Makhubele

22 July 2024 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...UniteBehind in January 2019 that not only was she appointed as a judge at the same time that she was chair of the PRASA interim board, but she had also involved herself in state capture in connection ...

Judge Makhubele is not fit to be a judge, says #UniteBehind

3 July 2024 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...UniteBehind says she did not respect the law and she lied to cover her mistakes. The conduct of suspended Gauteng Judge Nana Makhubele has demonstrated that she is not fit to be a judge, #UniteBehind...

Commuters battle to get refunds after Cape Town train lines suspended

8 May 2024 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

...UniteBehind, said: “Commuters, who budget and buy monthly tickets now do not get the value of their purchase. For poor commuters, even the cost of a day’s ticket can mean the difference between having...

Elections 2024: What the independent candidates have to say

15 April 2024 | ARTICLE

By GroundUp Staff

...UniteBehind. These movements focused on political education, research, mobilisation, and litigation. 1) Why are you standing as an independent rather than with a party? The Constitution requires Parli...

Get the trains running immediately, say protesters

3 April 2024 | ARTICLE

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

Members of #UniteBehind and advocacy groups marched from the Heideveld train station, through Gugulethu, to the train station in Nyanga to demand that the Central Line be fully restored. Photo: Mary-...