Prasa receives R57bn to improve infrastructure and get more trains running

[John Ashworth]

Prasa receives R57bn to improve infrastructure and get more trains running

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula on Monday said an estimated 27% — R57bn — of the department's budget would be allocated to the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) in the medium term to improve dilapidated infrastructure and increase the number of operating trains...

[John Ashworth]

PRASA Infrastructure Vandalism Receives Attention

Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) chief executive officer, Zolani Matthews has committed to addressing vandalism and the general state of neglect and maintenance at the agency through various interventions...

[John Ashworth]

[urlhttps://www.railjournal.com/africa/repairs-to-v ... and-1-9bn/]Repairs to vandalised South African rail networks to cost Rand 1.9bn[/url]

The South African government intends to spend Rand 1.9bn ($US 137.2m) to repair vandalised railway infrastructure after the government-imposed lockdowns to contain the spread of Covid-19...