Prasa turnaround has failed, says Nzimande
Transport minister to put in place a two-stage intervention beginning with the appointment of a task team to do analysis on commuter rail agency
Transport minister Blade Nzimande on Thursday said that the government’s strategy to turn around the crisis-ridden Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) had failed and that “something much more drastic” was needed. The failure of commuter rail transport due to theft, industrial sabotage and neglect of signalling and other rail infrastructure has become a source of major social discontent. It was demonstrated bluntly in March when President Cyril Ramaphosa was stranded on a broken down train for two hours during an electioneering outing in Pretoria. Activist grouping #Unite Behind has been campaigning for the train service to be declared a disaster so that emergency steps can be taken. Nzimande said he would put in place a two-stage intervention beginning with a appointment of a task team of organisational or performance experts to undertake an analysis of Prasa over the next two months. “A factual report will be presented to me addressing key factors that would have led to the failed ...
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