PRASA / Metrorail
The weeds are growing waist-high on Eastern Cape train stations
Toilets, basins, light bulbs, doors have been stolen
Brief | 20 January 2021
PRASA has R23 billion in unspent capital
But passenger rail agency is turning the corner, minister tells Parliament
By James Stent
News | 25 November 2020
Covid-19: Trains overcrowded as rail service battles to keep up with demand
UNTU accuses PRASA of flouting safety rules
News | 23 November 2020
Judge Makhubele is suspended … but still hearing cases
It is unclear why a judge facing impeachment was chosen to hear new matters concerning the executive
By James Stent
Law | 10 November 2020
No hope of Cape Town central line resuming any time soon
Services gradually being extended on other lines
News | 28 August 2020
Cash-strapped commuters relieved that trains have resumed
PRASA says it’s working to restore services on routes hardest hit by theft and vandalism during lockdown
News | 25 August 2020
Where’s the train safety plan? ask activists
Protecting commuters should be PRASA’s priority, says #UniteBehind
Brief | 21 August 2020
Judge Makhubele skips Zondo Commission due to “trauma” after tyre puncture
Judge Zondo orders that Makhubele return to give oral testimony on 3 August
By James Stent
News | 24 July 2020
Limited Metrorail service is better than none
As services slowly resumed, Cape Town commuters generally obeyed the measures put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19
Brief | 1 July 2020