Passengers stranded over festive season in Prasa’s R100m long-distance rail debacle

23 January 2022 - 00:00
By Thanduxolo Jika

Despite warnings that SA’s dilapidated rail network was not ready for long-distance trains, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) last month signed a locomotive lease deal and opened for business with disastrous consequences, leaving hundreds of travellers stranded over the festive season

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