PRASA / Metrorail
Investigation into R17-billion rail signalling tender complete, says PRASA board
But a more recent whistleblower report alleges a corrupt cabal within the PRASA board
News | 4 November 2025
Passenger rail gets back on track, slowly
Most rail lines have reopened, but there is still a long way to go
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 26 September 2025
No train to Mitchells Plain: last steps to fully reopen Central Line
Work has been disrupted and more than 1,250 people still live on the tracks
By Sandiso Phaliso and Yaseen Bardien
News | 1 September 2025
Former rail line occupiers demand electricity
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
Brief | 8 August 2025
Court rules that #UniteBehind be added to PRASA corruption case
Commuter activists to present and challenge evidence in the pending review by former PRASA board members
News | 18 June 2025
Protesters try to block Cape Town’s Central Line
The group lives on the rail reserve along Stock Road in Philippi East and is demanding that PRASA move them to permanent accommodation
Brief | 29 May 2025
Cape Town rail plan still not finalised, provincial legislature told
“We are not there yet” PRASA executive tells MPLs
News | 20 May 2025
Universal access to trains: Metrorail’s empty promises
New trains have spaces for wheelchairs but many stations and platforms are inaccessible
News | 7 May 2025