PRASA / Metrorail
Train to Mitchell’s Plain finally gets going
But equipment failures are already causing delays
Brief | 4 March 2026
Judge Makhubele fights to keep her job
Suspended Gauteng High Court Judge seeks to stop Parliament from proceeding with impeachment
News | 3 March 2026
PRASA whistleblowers make last bid to get their jobs back
Martha Ngoye and Tiro Holele want Concourt to reinstate their jobs
Law | 25 February 2026
Trains will be back on this Joburg line soon
Trains on the Vereeniging line stopped running during the covid lockdown
Brief | 21 January 2026
City of Cape Town is a step closer to operating train services
Council approves business plan but devolution of rail will depend on funding from the Treasury
By Liezl Human
Brief | 16 December 2025
Rail theft case postponed after state witness no-show
Mthuthuzeli Swartz was arrested in 2019. His trial has faced delay after delay.
Law | 9 December 2025
We rode Metrorail in Cape Town to see if it has improved
While there are still problems, the service is much more reliable than a few years ago. And it’s much cheaper than any other commuter transport.
By Ishmael Mabena and Joseph Bracken
News | 3 December 2025
Investigation into R17-billion rail signalling tender complete, says PRASA board
But a more recent whistleblower report alleges a corrupt cabal within the PRASA board
News | 4 November 2025
Passenger rail gets back on track, slowly
Most rail lines have reopened, but there is still a long way to go
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 26 September 2025