Prasa / Metrorail

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

Mthuthuzeli Swartz’s case is being heard in the Port Elizabeth Specialised Crimes Court

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News | 6 August 2019

Man charged with torching Metrorail carriages remanded in Pollsmoor hospital

He will appear again in court on 29 August

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Brief | 1 August 2019

JSC has sat on a complaint against a judge for over six months

“We can’t allow people that contribute or enable corruption to continue doing their work as if nothing happened” says activist

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News | 31 July 2019

Massive protests needed to change PRASA

UNTU has the right idea; the execution needs work

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GroundView | 30 July 2019

Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life

Collapse of Metrorail and policing is hurting poor people

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News | 28 July 2019

Low turnout to Metrorail protests

“Passengers are accosted by criminals on the trains. Our employees are being threatened at gunpoint and assaulted. We can’t continue under these conditions.”

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News | 26 July 2019

Activists call on German government to prosecute state capturers

#UniteBehind singles out Vossloh, whose subsidiary sold trains to PRASA that don’t fit local tracks

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Brief | 25 July 2019

This is why Metrorail employees will strike on Friday

But two unions, SATAWU and NTM, will not be joining

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News | 22 July 2019

PRASA executive fired after internal probe

Company secretary dismissed; chief strategy officer suspended

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Brief | 2 July 2019

More charges being brought against Mthuthuzeli Swartz

Former PRASA executive’s case postponed till August

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Brief | 6 June 2019

30 days psychiatric observation for Metrorail arson accused

Bed made available at Valkenberg

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Brief | 3 June 2019

Activists protest against corruption as new MPs sworn in

Meanwhile PRASA takes action against top executives

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Brief | 22 May 2019

40% of Metrorail trains are out-of-service

And only half the rest have the standard 12 carriages

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Brief | 16 May 2019

No lights, no security and piles of rubbish at Parow train station

Commuters say they don’t feel safe

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News | 9 May 2019

Metrorail arson suspect referred to Valkenberg

Thobela Xoseni’s brother says his arrest came as a shock to the family

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Brief | 2 May 2019

Judge lodges complaint against judge

Judge Tuchten raised questions about Judge Makhubele’s role in a PRASA dispute. Now she accuses him of racism

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Law | 30 April 2019