South Africa: Prasa Meltdown Likely to Derail 10,000 Jobs

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The dismissal of over 3,000 security guards - with October salaries unpaid - means more than 10,000 jobs directly linked to Prasa's meltdown could be lost this year as maintenance companies and components suppliers close shop.

While claiming to be on the mend, the operational performance of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has continued to deteriorate, with only a quarter of its performance targets met in the recent past financial year. While the Prasa management may argue that the 26% performance achievement was an improvement from the previous year's 21% success rate, passengers continue to vanish as trains become even scarcer.

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