The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is sitting on a ticking time bomb. The rail safety of passenger trains is deteriorating daily, to such an extent that it
PRASA OFFERS #UNTU MEMBERS A 5.7% WAGE INCREASE
Wage negotiations kicked-off yesterday with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) offering members of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) a 5, 7% salary increase for 2018. UNTU
ANOTHER TWO #UNTU TRAIN DRIVERS ATTACKED, TRAINS STONED
Two train drivers of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) were attacked and their train cabins stoned, by furious commuters at the Koedoespoort Station in Pretoria, after Metrorail trains of
#UNTU WELCOMES DECISION TO REMOVE WESTERN CAPE REGIONAL HEAD
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) welcomes the decision of Mthuthuzeli Swartz, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) to adhere to the
INCREASE IN THE HIJACKING OF TRAINS BY FRUSTRATED COMMUTERS
About 300 furious commuters once again hijacked a train of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), forcing the train driver and the metro guard to deviate from their
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILS
Yet another train of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) derailed this morning, but this time on the notorious Central Line in Cape Town where train services resumed
FINALLY PRASA AND THE SAPS TO KEEP TRAIN CREWS SAFE
It is with great relief that the United National Transport Union (UNTU) can announce that our members will commence with duty on the notorious Central Line in Cape Town with
RICHARD WALKER MUST HAVE CAPTURED PRASA
It is with regret and disgust that the United National Transport Union (UNTU), the majority Union in the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), must inform South Africans that
PRASA CONTINUES TO IGNORE RSR CONTRAVENTION DIRECTIVE
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) continues to ignore the Contravention Directive, issued by the Railway Safety Regular (RSR) on Tuesday 9 January 2018, by allowing trains to
MISLEADING STATEMENTS ABOUT UNTU’S POSITION ON TRANSMED
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to assure all our members working for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) that they can still belong to Transmed
