Prasa / Metrorail

Riding Cape Town’s Southern Line

Metrorail has improved from its worst days but some problems still need to be fixed

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News | 20 December 2024

PRASA finally signs rail deal with City of Cape Town

The Service Level Plan gives the City oversight over annual performance plans, station revitalisation, and the introduction of more train sets

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News | 12 December 2024

Twelve years and counting: Rail theft case to continue after court victory for state

Case involving top PRASA official and theft of 42km of railway line has stalled for at least 21 months

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News | 9 December 2024

Stones thrown at trains in Cape Town

Metrorail says 16 trains have been taken out of service for repairs

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News | 31 October 2024

Rail: a Masterplan will only be ready by next year, says Ramaphosa

City of Cape Town expresses disappointment at the slow pace of change

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News | 30 October 2024

PRASA dealt with the Foreshore evictees in bad faith, says Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney

The rail agency has finally returned the group’s belongings, but in poor condition, say the evictees

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Brief | 16 October 2024

Relocation of Langa rail line occupiers delayed by regulations

Rezoning application to move people living next to the Central Line has taken more than a year

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News | 9 October 2024

Many Cape Town stations are closed to wheelchair users

And the “People’s Train” is inaccessible to many people

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News | 4 October 2024

PRASA corruption investigations get pushback from MK Party MPs

The Special Investigating Unit presented its findings to Parliament on Wednesday

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News | 19 September 2024

In photos: Metrorail train derails in Paarl

Dozens injured

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Photo Essay | 18 September 2024

PRASA appeals against court instruction to return material belonging to land occupiers

Last week, the Western Cape gave PRASA 24 hours to return the group’s belongings or build them temporary housing

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News | 11 September 2024

City of Cape Town pushes for plan from PRASA to manage commuter rail

Legal correspondence over finalisation of rail agreement exchanged

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News | 10 September 2024

Durban commuters stranded while PRASA and Transnet haggle over repairs

KwaMashu and North Coast lines not operational

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Brief | 6 September 2024

Trains now run to Khayelitsha, but the Central Line is still not fully operational

Metrorail says work on remaining stations was delayed by rains

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News | 19 August 2024

PRASA’s hiring and firing of CEO has cost R15-million and counting

Zolani Matthews has been given the boot again, this time for “operational reasons”

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News | 17 August 2024