Prasa / Metrorail
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
No train to Mitchells Plain: last steps to fully reopen Central Line
Work has been disrupted and more than 1,250 people still live on the tracks
By Sandiso Phaliso and Yaseen Bardien
News | 1 September 2025
Former rail line occupiers demand electricity
Protesters blocked the R300 in Cape Town on Thursday
Brief | 8 August 2025
