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 […]
PRESS RELEASE: PARASTATALS MUST RESPECT LABOUR LAWS
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) welcomes the ruling of the Labour Court in Johannesburg about the unlawful dismissal of four SABC’s journalists.
“The judgement of Judge Robert Lagrange ordering the SABC to reinstate the journalists in their positions […]
Prasa must be held accountable for senseless killings on railways
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) must be held accountable for the senseless and barbaric killings of train crew, railway staff, security guards and commuters as it continues to ignore pleas to drastically increase its security on railway […]
PRESS RELEASE: PRASA MUST USE ITS MONEY FOR SAFETY
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) must fulfil the promise the company made to the widow of the slain train driver Pieter Botha before it spends money on yet another facelift of the Cape Town Station.
Mr. Steve […]
PRESS RELEASE: PRASA makes a promise to the widow of the train driver
The Netreg Station in the Western Cape where train driver Pieter Barend (Piet) Botha (46) was shot dead on Monday, would be made safe and secure for staff and commuters.
This promise was made to Botha’s widow, Tania (42), by […]
PRESS RELEASE: Improvements to Port is long overdue
The planned improvements worth R2.9 billion of the East London’s Port is long overdue as the current infrastructure is outdated such as, the grain elevator which is not being utilized for some time now as it’s broken.
The United […]
PRESS RELEASE: PIET BOTHA
Commuters using railways across the country should take responsibility in exposing any crime that causes delays such as cable theft and burning of coaches and have empathy with defenseless train drivers who have to endure the trauma of not knowing […]
PRESS RELEASE: BOMBELA
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) will have no option than to call on its members to go on a legal strike if Bombela, the operator of the Gautrain, continue to play games and use delaying tactics instead of trying […]
PRESS RELEASE: UNTU NOT STRIKING -CAPE TOWN
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) are not involved in a strike of drivers of Metrorail in Cape Town over the past two days after one of our members, Mr. Pieter Barend (Piet) Botha, a train driver, was shot twice […]
PRESS RELEASE: DRIVER SHOT DEAD
Press Release
It is with shock and dismay that the United National Transport Union (UNTU) has learned that one of its members, Mr. Pieter Barend (Piet) Botha, a train driver, was shot twice and died after being robbed at the […]
