Tag: passenger rail
Transport department keeps rail devolution in limbo – City of Cape Town
By Larry Claasen
THE City of Cape Town says the National Department of Transport’s lack of urgency when it comes to developing the National Rail Devolution Strategy (NRDS) is hampering its plans...
Transport woes must be addressed now to avoid future gridlock – Hill-Lewis
CAPE Town is geared to become a “truly massive global city of 10 million people – so it’s critical to ensure the City has a functional public transport system, Mayor Geordin...
PRASA to spend R50 billion modernising rail network
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is set to increase its capital spending over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) with a budget of over R50 billion for rolling...
The Cape Chamber welcomes the High Court bid to resolve Cape Town’s commuter rail...
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the High Court bid to resolve Cape Town’s commuter rail impasse. It is however hugely disappointing that, after years of stalemate, Court action...
Stakeholders to engage on railway safety practices at conference
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) will this week take centre stage at the International Rail Safety Council (IRSC) conference through the presentation of several papers on railway safety,...
Cape Town preparing to launch Passenger Rail dispute on devolution, service standards
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the City is briefing lawyers to launch an intergovernmental dispute on passenger rail devolution and service standards. The Mayor said the City has been unable...
Mr President, enough with rail devolution delays
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently create a joint working committee on rail devolution, failing which, the City will initiate intergovernmental dispute mediation proceedings....
Cape Town welcomes commitment to a Rail Devolution Strategy within 2023
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the commitment by the National Transport Department’s Director General to the gazetting of a Devolution Strategy within 2023 for capable metros to run passenger...
Mayor invites President to form joint committee on rail devolution
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has invited President Cyril Ramaphosa to form a joint working committee with the City for the urgent devolution of passenger rail. In a letter to the...
Mr President, tell Capetonians the truth on rail devolution
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Capetonians deserve the truth from President Cyril Ramaphosa about whether the National Government intends scrapping plans to devolve passenger rail to capable metros. This follows...
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