http://www.news24.com/Tags/Companies/prasa Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:34 +0200 The Passenger Rail Agency of SA and transport unions have reached agreement on an 8% pay increase. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Prasa-transport-unions-strike-wage-deal-20130603 A transport planning spokesperson says the transport department is to commission an independent study into the cost and feasibility of high-speed trains. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Department-mulls-high-speed-trains-20130530 While commuters will be paying more for their fares, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA has forked out over R3m on a subscription deal with The New Age newspaper. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Prasa-splashes-R3m-on-New-Age-20130528 Thales-Maziya Consortium has received a R1.86bn contract to establish a new train traffic control centre in Cape Town, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA says. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Western-Cape-to-get-signalling-upgrade-20130529 The Dudula Rail consortium has withdrawn its legal action against the Passenger Rail Agency of SA over a tender, according to a report. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Legal-action-against-Prasa-dropped-20130520 A report by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela on allegations of mismanagement and maladministration at Prasa will only be submitted in a month, her office says. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Prasa-report-hits-a-snag-20130513 Problems at long-distance passenger rail service Shosholoza Meyl has topped the agenda when trade union federation Fedusa met Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in Pretoria. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Rail-service-tops-Fedusas-agenda-20130405 Threats by commuters to burn down the Gautrain are "absurd", Gauteng Transport and Roads MEC Ismail Vadi says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/MEC-Threats-to-burn-Gautrain-absurd-20130318 The lives of the SA Transport Workers Union leaders were under threat, the union says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Satawu-leaders-under-attack-20130314 James Brent-Styan presents his parastatal Oscar awards. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/And-SAs-best-run-state-firm-is-20130312 Metrorail has offered a R50 000 reward for information leading to the prosecution of the people who torch its trains. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Metrorail-offers-R50k-to-catch-arsonists-20130306 A business express train linking Pietermaritzburg and Durban has been tested and could be ready for passengers this year. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Plans-for-KZN-express-train-20130301 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has given more funding for embattled transport agencies Prasa and Sanral to upgrade train services and national roads. http://www.fin24.com/Budget/More-money-for-Sanral-and-Prasa-20130227 Metrorail has defended the competence of the driver of the train that rammed into the back of another stationary train in Pretoria, saying he was not previously involved in a similar accident. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Metrorail-defends-drivers-competence-20130202 The driver of the train that rammed into the back of another stationary train had a 12-month final written warning for violating safety standards, the NTM has claimed. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Union-Train-driver-was-on-final-warning-20130202 Metrorail has probed the cause of a double train crash near Pretoria that sent at least 150 people to hospital, with authorities saying cable theft could have contributed to the accident. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Metrorail-probes-double-train-crash-20130201 Copper worth R12.4m million was stolen in December last year, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Copper-theft-rises-in-December-20130201 The Passenger Rail Agency of SA has come under fire for the "outdated" trains used on the Gauteng rail system after at least 200 people were injured when two trains collided in Pretoria. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Prasa-under-fire-for-outdated-trains-20130131 SA needs to develop a culture of consumer discipline because there is a culture of not wanting to pay for train services‚ says Western Cape MEC for transport. http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Industrial/Public-transport-is-not-free-says-MEC-20130124 Prasa has allocated R100m to beef up security for Metrorail employees and commuters following the murder of a train driver at Christmas, the parastatal says. http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Prasa-forks-out-R100m-to-beef-up-security-20130104