South Africa's Tall Trains Are Not Arriving at a Station Near You
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has been dogged by mismanagement and financial irregularities for years. This has impacted not only on infrastructure development but on the services offered to rail commuters in the day-to-day business of getting to work safely and on time, by its Metrorail division. PRASA has also been implicated at the State Capture hearings, which was established by the government to determine the depth of corruption that has impacted governance and the economy in South Africa. Among the corruption allegations are multi-billion rand contracts signed with German firms to purchase trains that do not fit local rail lines.
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South Africa:
Fake Prasa 'Dr' Daniel Mthimkhulu Loses Bid for Leave to Appeal R5.7 Million Judgment
News24Wire, 6 December 2019
A former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) executive, who was found to have lied about his qualifications, has lost his bid to appeal a High Court order that he should… Read more »
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South Africa:
Doctored Qualifications - 'Dr' Daniel Mthimkhulu Ordered to Pay Prasa Back R5.7m
News24Wire, 23 September 2019
Daniel Mthimkhulu, a former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) executive who was fired for lying about his qualifications and who played a central role in the "too tall"… Read more »
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South Africa:
Now Officially Just a Front - Prasa Tall Trains Supplier Seeks to Dodge R2.6 Billion Claim Because He Wasn't a 'Real Bidder'
Daily Maverick, 6 September 2019
The director of the now-liquidated front company that imported unsuitable locomotives to SA has launched a fresh legal bid to avoid being held financially liable for the ill-fated… Read more »
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South Africa:
Gravy Trains, Always On Time - Cash From Prasa's R3.5bn Locomotives Deal Also Flowed to Jacob Zuma Foundation
Daily Maverick, 18 August 2019
In 2015, a multibillion-rand contract from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa for much-needed new rolling stock was derailed amid the infamous tall trains scandal. Scorpio… Read more »
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South Africa:
Activists Call On German Government to Prosecute State Capturers
GroundUp, 25 July 2019
Commuter activist group #UniteBehind has called on the German government to sanction companies and to investigate and prosecute German nationals who were involved in state capture… Read more »
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South Africa:
'Prasa Was Never Captured' - Former CEO Lucky Montana Readies Himself for State Capture Inquiry
News24Wire, 29 July 2019
Former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) CEO Lucky Montana says he is "ready to testify before the Zondo commission" of inquiry into state capture. Read more »
InFocus
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The Passenger Rail Service of South Africa, PRASA, is apparently operating illegally. The Railway Safety Regulator had taken a decision not to issue a permit until it was satisfied ... Read more »
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South Africa's Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has put a halt to the freefalling at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, Prasa, placing the cash-strapped and poorly-managed ... Read more »
