The Mandela Day initiative led by the minister of transport Dipuo Peters and her deputy minister Sindisiwe Chikunga benefited families at the Boepathutsi Home Based Care Centre as well as […]
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This year’s national Transport budget
Below is this year’s budget as presented by The Minister of Transport, Ben Martins, in parliament outlining how the Department of Transport is going to spend its R42.3 billion. Approximately […]
Prasa set the record straight about their renewal programme
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) have had to come out and set the record straight following various queries regarding the affordability of their R40bn rolling stock renewal […]
Gibb wins PRASA signalling contract
Engineering company Gibb has been awarded a four year contract by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to provide technical support and supervision services for the signalling project […]
Can the ANC Government keep our trains rolling?
The R40 billion funding commitment and affordability limit for a new fleet of trains for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is far too little to provide for […]
Mafex trade delegation to South Africa
The Spanish Railway Association Mafex has organised a trade delegation in South Africa with the aim of exploring new business opportunities for the Spanish railway sector in the development of […]
Transport Month heralds positive outcomes
Transport Month, held in October each year, came to a close on Saturday in Pretoria with a speech from Transport Minister Ben Martins. Martins spoke about a variety of transport […]
State-of-the-art trains for Cape Town
New trains equipped with on-board messenger systems, toilets accessible to people in wheelchairs and designed to prevent commuters from being crushed in closing doors are on their way to Cape […]
Gauteng Signalling Project is “on track”
New system will increase operational capacity, provide a higher level of flexibility and safety, and reduce train delays. Siemens, under the leadership of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa […]
Stadler bids for PRASA contract
Swiss passenger train company Stadler can make it’s mark in Africa should it succeed in its bid to supply Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) with new coaches in the […]