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The European company that profited from corruption at PRASA
Vossloh made R1.8-billion from a dodgy deal and has not paid back a cent
Ra'eesa Pather and Qiqa Nkomo for Open Secrets
Analysis | 14 March 2024
Thousands of people still living on Cape Town’s Central Line
This is in addition to the hundreds of families in shacks who were relocated from the railway line in Philippi in December
News | 14 March 2024
PRASA relocation of railway line occupiers was illegal, claims City of Cape Town
Parliament hears that City issued a contravention notice to rail agency, despite being part of relocation discussions
News | 28 February 2024
Relocated railway line occupiers protest for water, electricity, and toilets
The families were moved in December to land owned by PRASA but the City of Cape Town is tasked with giving them basic services
Brief | 23 February 2024
Justice in limbo for another year as massive rail theft case stalls
A High Court review in the criminal case involving a former PRASA acting CEO accused of stealing 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape, has yet to be set down for hearing a year after it was filed
News | 23 February 2024
#UniteBehind’s seven-year push for accountability at PRASA
The activist group is fighting legal battles to bring those responsible for the collapse of railway services to book
By Lucas Nowicki and Marecia Damons
News | 20 February 2024
President gives go-ahead to dig into corruption at PRASA
But it’s four years late, says activist
News | 19 February 2024
Relocation of more than 880 families from Cape Town central railway line completed
PRASA says it can now recover infrastructure and restore train services
Brief | 16 February 2024