Gautrain has announced a contingency plan for essential train and bus services. This comes after workers affiliated with the United National Transport Union (Untu) downed tools on Monday following a deadlock in wage negotiations. The union has...
Gautrain workers affiliated with the United National Transport Union (Untu) are set to go on strike on Monday following a deadlock in wage negotiations. The union has rejected operating company Bombela’s offer of an 8% salary increase across the...
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) on Wednesday said that it had not received any official report of hijacking incidents taking place despite the fact that this is now a growing problem around the country. The RSR said it noted with concern the...
The Passenger Railway Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is calling on government, stakeholders and communities to assist in the fight against cable theft. The call was prompted by ongoing criminal activities on railways which have resulted in the loss...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is calling on lawmakers to focus on railway vandalism after two more of its trains derailed this week allegedly as a result of theft. A train travelling between Pretoria and Germiston in Gauteng...
The United National Transport Union (Untu) has threatened to strike if Transnet does not bring an improved wage offer to the table. The union and the parastatal are currently locked in wage negotiations and while they have not reached an agreement...
