A FRESH storm lies ahead for the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa), which is only months into procuring construction work to modernise rail infrastructure in time for the arrival of 600 new trains purchased in a R51bn deal.Prasa board chairman Popo Molefe and Transport Minister Dipuo Peters appear to be at loggerheads over how to handle allegations of tender fraud and claims that the ANC was a key beneficiary of irregular transactions. With yet more billions due to go into infrastructure upgrades, the stakes are high.Peters has struggled to bring stability at Prasa, whose administration and board she has described as being “in shambles and disarray”.The fallout comes at a critical time for Prasa, which has just begun modernising its urban Metrorail commuter service.Prasa will spend R172bn over the next 10 years to upgrade railways and stations for the trains bought from Gibela Rail Transport Consortium. At least four of the first train deliveries are now at Prasa’s depot in Pretor...
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