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When Corruption Becomes Deadly! PRASA Heading For A Train Crash With No Brake Sets in Stock! South Africa Being Turned into a Train Wreck!

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#TheAfricanWay at PRASA – Are you sure you want to get on that train? Management at PRASA have looted all the money, even for train brakes, now they are scratching around in old drums looking for old second hand parts to use!

An official inspection by the the Rail Safety Regulator (RSR) at the Braamfontein maintenance premises of PRASA, has found that they don’t have a single train brake set in stock, and can’t replace worn brake parts on PRASA trains. This finding by the Rail Safety Regulator has been officially communicated to Prasa in a letter addressed to them on 22 January.

PRASA has been ordered to provide the RSR with proof that it intends to solve the shortage of brake block sets and Prasa has also been ordered to provide assurances and proof that all brake block sets on trains are in a safe serviceable order. It has highly doubtful that Prasa will comply to all this because it has been widely reported that Prasa is completely
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Cut your nose to spite yourself! Metro rail train services canceled in Cape Town following arson attack

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The two latest incidents in which two trains of Metro Rail in the Western Cape went up in flames bring the struggling entity even closer to a financial abyss.

The trains were destroyed by the fire, and workers using the service later had to make other arrangements to get to the workplace.

Metro rail’s total number of trains and passenger vans have been attacked and burned by vandals over the past few years so that they currently have less than half their trains left in the Western Cape.

The Metro Rail said in a statement that the Cape Town railway station platforms 9, 10, 15 and 16 were so affected by the fires that they were closed, and that the railway station would also be closed for several hours.

All train services are canceled until later notice, and commuters will have to make use of alternative transport.

The damage from the fires amounted to almost R500,000, and the future of train transport for workers has now been
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Transnet wasted almost R50 billion, most of which is used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA

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State-owned entities are currently under considerable pressure and there is doubt as to how many of them have the ability to continue without the necessary financial assistance.

This is the opinion of Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who last week released a national and provincial auditor’s report for the period 2028-2019 in Cape Town.

He says there are weaknesses in the performance of many entities and the roughly 14 state-run institutions that are heavily subsidized by the state and the ANC government apparently did not contribute much to improving their results.

The 14 institutions also spent R1.4bn on illegal spending, and may be further investigated with further investigations.

Denel, the SABC, SA Express shipping company, and the SA Forestry Company are some of the biggest offenders of wrongful expenses incurred.

With Transnet wasting nearly R50bn, the bulk of which has been used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA, a
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Parasitic SOE, Prasa also bankrupt? – Eskom threatens to cut power supply to trains due to default in payment

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This past week, the ANC’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, had to intervene so that Eskom did not cut off the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) power supply.

The power supply would be cut off if the president did not intervene, and Prasa’s power supply for electrically powered trains would be cut off, which would force the rail network to a complete standstill.

Prasa’s default on its power supply is considered to be another bankrupt entity like Eskom and many other state entities.

Prasa is the latest case of the state’s unstable entities, and is attributed to the “self-enrichment” of workers who constantly demand unreasonably high salaries while mismanagement continues unabated.

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Bankrupt ANC regime is considering setting up new railway network between Central Transvaal and Durban, and expanding it with a new highway to Cape Town

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The economic gloom in which South Africa finds itself requires new thinking and new initiatives that could lead to a new era of prosperity, but then the ANC president and his government must work together.

Economic experts suggest that the neglected roads of the country be rebuilt and then covered with waste that only pollutes the world, to extend the life of the road surface by at least 25 years.

The government should set up a new rail network between the Central Transvaal and Durban, and expand it with a new highway to Cape Town, with which high-speed trains make transport work and thereby end the destruction of roads by large trucks.

With all the work that goes into it, not only will the country boost its economy but also create many new jobs, which must, however, be filled by competent, well-educated people.

The third project should be a completely new approach to setting up and managing hospitals on a First World standard by teams of
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SA rail transport system plunged into chaos, train derailment and collision often occur due to infrastructure theft

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Merely a few days after a derailment in Boksburg occurred and the two trains colliding in the Pretoria station, yet another derailment occurred near Springs.

A train derailed at Angelo station near Daveyton and obstructed traffic to and from Springs to Johannesburg. The cause of the derailments is attributed to infrastructure theft worth over R1 million.

Furthermore, continuous cable theft has halted Pretoria’s trains in the north and even Fikile Mbalula could not complete his journey in Cape Town.

Spoornet, Transnet and Prasa are apparently in great distress, as thieves make it difficult for rail transport to reach their destination at scheduled times.

The UNTU trade union has since announced that they will start a protest action on July 26 to force Ramaphosa to secure safe and reliable rail transport for everyone.

-Read the original article in Afrikaans on Vryburger
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SANDF must now step up to safeguard trains, passengers due to criminals and protesters reeking havoc

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The new trains launched by Ramaphosa must now be guarded on their routes by the SA Defense Force, according to Untu foreman Sonja Carstens.

She called for Ramaphosa to declare the condition at Prasa an “emergency” as criminals and protesters threaten the safety of trains and passengers.

The launch of the one new train is seen as an ANC election gimmick, and its own supporters believe it is just like the fuss made by the Nissan plant being expanded.

Read the original article in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger

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Breaking News: Pretoria train crash – Fingers pointed at ANC “negligence” for deadly collision

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After four people were killed in the Pretoria train crash, the DA have wasted no time in finding a source of blame for the horrific accident.

Four people have been killed and more than 200 people were injured following the Pretoria train crash on Tuesday morning. A head-on collision saw both trains derail, causing carnage on the tracks. The DA have already called for an inquiry, and believe the blame lies with their political opponents in government.

Pretoria train crash latest: Who’s to blame?

John Moodey is the Gauteng spokesperson on public transport for the DA. He has demonstrated no hesitation in tying the incident to ANC policy, saying that they are failing to take passenger safety seriously.

The DA representative recalled two major incidents from 2018, where separate smashes at Eloff Extension in Selby and Kempton Park left hundreds of travellers injured. As there were no fatalities, Moodey believes the ANC were happy to just mov
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