Bongisizwe Mpondo, Administrator of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) is forcing employees of the state owned enterprise (SOE) who are for whatever reason unable to work since the extension of the national Lockdown on 17 April 2020, […]
UNTU LAYS THEFT AND FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST PRASA
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) yesterday laid charges of fraud, theft and contraventions of the Transnet Pension Fund Act against Bongisizwe Mpondo in this capacity as the Administrator of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
This comes […]
UNTU CALLS ON RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT TO ACT AGAINST THE PASSENGER RAIL AGENCY OF SOUTH AFRICA (PRASA)
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) this morning called on the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) and the Department of Transport (DOT) to urgently intervene at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) who forces operational staff of Metrorail to […]
COMPLAINTS STREAMING IN ABOUT RESPONSES OF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES TO COVID-19 ON OPERATIONAL LEVEL
Complaints have been streaming in from members of the United National Transport Union (UNTU)) about the total lack of or inadequate implementation of measures to combat the spreading of COVID-19 at the operational levels of Transnet and the Passenger Rail […]
UNTU CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO SUSPEND METRORAIL TRAIN SERVICES TO COMBAT COVID-19
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) call on Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to suspend the train services of Metrorail, South Africa’s urban commuter train, to combat the spreading of COVID-19. The suspension of the train services until 14 April 2020 […]
UNTU ASKS TRANSPORT MINISTER TO DISSOLVE THE BOARD OF THE RAILWAY SAFETY REGULATOR
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) asked Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to dissolve the Board of Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) with immediate effect. Steve Harris, General Secretary of UNTU, says the Union is deeply concerned about the ongoing breaches of […]
UNTU PRESIDENT REACTS TO COVID-19
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) takes note with grave concern the emergency measures implemented by President Cyril Ramaphosa as a matter of national importance to protect South African’s against and to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19). UNTU supports Government in […]
Commuter stabbed on Prasa train in fury about overcrowding
14 September 2017
A Commuter was stabbed yesterday morning in the left side of his buttocks after he jumped through an open window to get onto train 9510 at the Philippi Station on the notorious Central Line in the Western […]
TRANSNET ACTS MALICIOUSLY WITH AMENDMENTS TO ITS LEAVE POLICY
Transnet send out a letter on 1 September 2016 to its employees informing them that all employees who are not restricted by operational requirements will be required to schedule their leave from 17 to 31 December 2016. These irregular amendments […]
Press Release: UNTU pleads that the Railways Police must be re-established
If the South African Police Service (SAPS) are serious about fighting the drastic increase in violent crimes at railway stations across the country, it will re-establish the Railway Police as it existed before it became part of the police in […]
