Transport minister Fikile Mbalula on Monday said close to 27% of the department’s budget would be allocated to the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) in the medium term to improve its dilapidated infrastructure and increase the number of operating trains.

“The investment we are making in passenger rail is part of the implementation of our overarching rail-to-road strategy, which is crucial towards positioning rail as the backbone of our public transport system. ..