(Tariro Washinyira, GroundUp) Prasa will resume its services on a limited scale on Wednesday.Commuter trains stopped their services for 13 weeks as the country went under lockdown on 27 March.Commuters have been warned to wear masks inside and outside trains, and to observe physical distancing.Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will resume its services…
Popo Molefe , the former chairperson of the Board of PRASA, testifies at the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture on June 29. Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle The former chairperson of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa says he previously reported allegations of corruption at Prasa to the ANC's Top 6. Molefe was speaking before…
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, (Photo: Netwerk24) The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture resumes on Monday.The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will be in the spotlight as proceedings continue.The inquiry will hear testimony from former chairperson of the Prasa board, Popo Molefe.The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture -…
Prasa has launched an investigation into the leaking of a confidential security tender.Prasa administrator Bongisizwe Mpondo has employed retired Brigadier General Tebogo Rakau to investigate the leak.The state owned company recently fired four senior officials found guilty of gross misconduct. The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) has launched an internal investigation into how a confidential…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…