EDITORIAL: State of Prasa is no joke, Cyril
As far back as 2015, former public protector Thuli Madonsela found widespread evidence of maladministration, improper conduct and nepotism at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA
In a deeply ironic campaign moment, President Cyril Ramaphosa was stuck on a train between Mabopane and Pretoria on Monday — a 45-minute trip that took three hours.It would have been funny if not for the fact that this is the reality for the many South Africans who have no option but to use a shoddy rail system to get to work and school every day. Less funny, too, was that it took the president finding himself on the receiving end of service delivery failure to promise that "heads would roll" if the problem was not fixed.But the state of SA’s rail system should have come as no shock to Ramaphosa. As far back as 2015, former public protector Thuli Madonsela found widespread evidence of maladministration, improper conduct and nepotism at the Passenger Rail Agency of SA. And rail services have been interrupted for years by violent crime, industrial action and breakdowns.But instead, Ramaphosa has focused almost exclusively on SAA and Eskom — with little payoff, it would seem. Taxpayers...
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