PRASA / Metrorail
Man charged with torching Metrorail carriages remanded in Pollsmoor hospital
He will appear again in court on 29 August
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
News | 31 July 2019
Massive protests needed to change PRASA
UNTU has the right idea; the execution needs work
GroundView | 30 July 2019
Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life
Collapse of Metrorail and policing is hurting poor people
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
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.”
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
Brief | 25 July 2019
This is why Metrorail employees will strike on Friday
But two unions, SATAWU and NTM, will not be joining
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
News | 22 July 2019
PRASA executive fired after internal probe
Company secretary dismissed; chief strategy officer suspended
Brief | 2 July 2019
More charges being brought against Mthuthuzeli Swartz
Former PRASA executive’s case postponed till August
Brief | 6 June 2019