The Department of Transport will consider devolving transport functions to provinces or metropolitan authorities.Late in 2017 the City of Cape Town announced it intended to take over the management of commuter rail to avert the "total collapse" of rail services in the city. Rail is considered the backbone of public transport in Cape Town.The Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) is responsible for delivering rail services. Its subsidiary, Metrorail, has been under pressure because its rail commuter services have been in a serious state of decline caused by decades of underinvestment, outdated technology, the loss of critical skills, deferred maintenance and corruption.Responding to a written question in Parliament last week from Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota, Transport Minister Blade Nzimande said that the National Land Transport Act allowed for transport functions to be assigned to the most appropriate sphere of government.In alignment with the Integrated Urban Develop...
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