The rail agency has seen much of its infrastructure vandalised during the lockdown, but must reopen as millions of workers return to work
President Cyril Ramaphosa unveils and tests the new Prasa trains at the Cape Town station in the Western Cape on April 9 2019. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/ESA ALEXANDER
However, the United National Transport Union acting general secretary John Pereira said the union seriously doubts the passenger rail utility is ready to resume operations, given its cash flow constraints. Prasa projects a revenue loss of R757m for 2020. It announced in May that it was facing a “debilitating cash-flow crunch” after failing to pay R23m to employees’ retirement fund benefits for two months.
Prasa spokesperson Makhosini Mgitywa said, as a start, only four lines will be operating from Wednesday: Gauteng — operating between Pienaarspoort and Pretoria Stations; the Western Cape — operating between Cape Town and Retreat Stations; and the Eastern Cape will operate the East London and Port Elizabeth lines.
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