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Former Prasa acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz (right) exits the Gqeberha Regional Court with his advocate, Mzwamadoda Mnyani. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Former Prasa acting CEO pleads not guilty to stealing railway line

12 Mar 2025

Image source: Leonard Zhukovsky –

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Court dismisses Prasa commuter application for delictual damages

2 Nov 2023

Facilities & Property Management

This is where people are occupying Metrorail's Central Line in Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp staff 26 Oct 2023

Prasa promises full service on Cape Town's Northern Line by December

Railway

Prasa promises full service on Cape Town's Northern Line by December

Tariro Washinyira 31 Aug 2023

Metrorail disrupted by adverse weather conditions

Railway

Metrorail disrupted by adverse weather conditions

11 Jul 2023

Minister says "no" to City of Cape Town bid to take over the trains

Railway

Minister says "no" to City of Cape Town bid to take over the trains

17 May 2023

Gibela celebrates completion of its 100th train set

Logistics & Transport

Gibela celebrates completion of its 100th train set

7 Jul 2022

Image source: Artur Szczybylo –

HR & Management

Beware of Prasa fake job adverts

10 Jun 2022

BudgetSpeech2022: Billions allocated for public infrastructure spending

Transport

BudgetSpeech2022: Billions allocated for public infrastructure spending

23 Feb 2022

Source: Daily Maverick

Economy

#SONA2022: "Resourcing inequities must be addressed and rectified"

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2022

MyCiTi N2 route to open again early next year, promises new Cape Town transport chief

Public Transport

MyCiTi N2 route to open again early next year, promises new Cape Town transport chief

Steve Kretzmann 3 Sep 2021

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Public Transport

Cape Town has reached Transport Day Zero. This is why

Steve Kretzmann and Peter Luhanga 30 Jul 2021

Prasa infrastructure vandalism receives attention

Railway

Prasa infrastructure vandalism receives attention

25 May 2021

Primedia beats Prasa in decade-long court case

Corporate & Commercial Law

Primedia beats Prasa in decade-long court case

James Stent 1 Apr 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Logistics & Transport

Logistics & Transport

#BestofBiz 2020: Logistics & Transport

14 Dec 2020

Johanna McDowell of the Independent Agency Search and Selection (IAS) and certified ActionCOACH business coach Brehndan Botha.

Marketing

The agency that future-proofs takes the lead

Johanna McDowell & Brehndan Botha 6 Aug 2020

Agency anxiety - managing uncertainty, protocols and business strategy

Marketing

Agency anxiety - managing uncertainty, protocols and business strategy

Johanna McDowell & Brehndan Botha 31 Jul 2020

Image credit: Metrorail Western Cape.

Public Transport

Metrorail "not ready to open during level 3"

27 May 2020

Vusi Nkabini, the oldest CA(SA) to ever qualify

Accounting & Auditing

Vusi Nkabini, the oldest CA(SA) to ever qualify

Issued by SAICA 30 Apr 2020

MyCiTi, public transport limited during lockdown

Public Transport

MyCiTi, public transport limited during lockdown

27 Mar 2020

Eskom loadsheds Metrorail in the Western Cape

Railway

Eskom loadsheds Metrorail in the Western Cape

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2020

Image credit: Metrorail

Online Media

Cape Town's Metrorail train updates are now available on Telegram

Andy Walker 14 Aug 2019

Image credit: Metrorail Western Cape.

Media

Cape Town's Metrorail trains to shutter free SMS alert service from August

Andy Walker 1 Aug 2019

Community members in Zandspruit west of Johannesburg block roads after their illegal electricity connections were removed. EPA/Kevin Sutherland

Energy

Ramaphosa should focus on inequality rather than squeezing poor people

David Dickinson 26 Jul 2019

Use existing infrastructure to benefit from 4IR

Telecoms & Networks

Use existing infrastructure to benefit from 4IR

Thapelo Petje 23 Jul 2019

Paying it forward

Education & Skills Development

Paying it forward

Kulani Chauke, Issued by SAICA 11 Jul 2019

Former Prasa Rail CEO back in the dock for fraud

Criminal Law

Former Prasa Rail CEO back in the dock for fraud

Joseph Chirume and GroundUp Staff 28 Feb 2019

Cape Town railway station to close platforms for system upgrade

Railway

Cape Town railway station to close platforms for system upgrade

Evan-Lee Courie 22 Jan 2019

Nzimande to launch R1bn train factory

Railway

Nzimande to launch R1bn train factory

24 Oct 2018

Western Cape construction industry remains optimistic

Construction & Engineering

Western Cape construction industry remains optimistic

John Slingsby 2 Oct 2018

MyCiTi bus service in Khayelitsha remains suspended

Logistics & Transport

MyCiTi bus service in Khayelitsha remains suspended

6 Aug 2018

City of Cape Town to recruit 100 rail enforcement officers

Railway

City of Cape Town to recruit 100 rail enforcement officers

2 Aug 2018

Almost 1,400 train coaches lost due to vandalism in past three years

Railway

Almost 1,400 train coaches lost due to vandalism in past three years

27 Mar 2018

How to effectively report railway crimes

Railway

How to effectively report railway crimes

16 Mar 2018

'Gauteng on the Move' app takes hassle out of commuting

Public Transport

'Gauteng on the Move' app takes hassle out of commuting

15 Mar 2018

Cape Town to upgrade security on railways

Railway

Cape Town to upgrade security on railways

12 Feb 2018

Public Protector investigating "irregular" recruitments at Prasa

Management & Leadership

Public Protector investigating "irregular" recruitments at Prasa

Barbara Maregele 7 Feb 2018

NEWSWATCH: Delays continue for Metrorail commuters

Public Transport

NEWSWATCH: Delays continue for Metrorail commuters

15 Jan 2018

Transport Minister orders expedited investigation after Germiston train crash

Railway

Transport Minister orders expedited investigation after Germiston train crash

Linda Ensor 10 Jan 2018

Does Metrorail have a future in SA?

Railway

Does Metrorail have a future in SA?

Melissa Cohen 27 Dec 2017

KIM Ludbrook/EAP

Public Transport

South Africa needs to revamp its new public transport system

Christo Venter and Gary Hayes 23 Oct 2017

Image by - Kalk Bay, CC BY 2.0

Railway

City of Cape Town aims to take over management of commuter rail

12 Oct 2017

Broken lifts and stairs for commuters with wheelchairs

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Broken lifts and stairs for commuters with wheelchairs

Mary-Anne Gontsana 22 Sep 2017

Henry Trotter via

Public Transport

Modernised minibus-taxi industry to have central role in Cape Town's IPTN Business Plan

25 Aug 2017

Open Streets to take over Main Road on 1 October

Public Transport

Open Streets to take over Main Road on 1 October

8 Aug 2017

Prasa gets ready for local train manufacturing

Railway

Prasa gets ready for local train manufacturing

3 Aug 2017

Is public transport the answer for you?

Public Transport

Is public transport the answer for you?

Melissa Cohen 18 Jul 2017