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Rail transport

R3.8bn a year – how much the Eastern Cape needs to fix potholes and maintain roads

Maverick Citizen

R3.8bn a year – how much the Eastern Cape needs to fix potholes and maintain roads

By Estelle Ellis

Over 70,000 university staff in Britain to strike for 18 days over pay

Newsdeck

Over 70,000 university staff in Britain to strike for 18 days over pay

By Reuters

Hundreds of rusted Shosholoza Meyl long-distance train carriages to be scrapped and sold

Maverick Citizen

Hundreds of rusted Shosholoza Meyl long-distance train carriages to be scrapped and sold

By Ezekiel Kekana

The Finance Ghost: Grindrod, Transnet and industrial shares - where are they headed?

Business Maverick

The Finance Ghost: Grindrod, Transnet and industrial shares - where are they headed?

By The Finance Ghost

SA needs a professional public service with relative autonomy

South Africa

SA needs a professional public service with relative autonomy

By Raymond Suttner

Letter from Mpumalanga: Restarting the locomotives of prosperity in a town above a waterfall

South Africa

Letter from Mpumalanga: Restarting the locomotives of prosperity in a town above a waterfall

By Glen Retief

Cape Town commuters appear to have deserted Metrorail, leaving platforms and carriages empty

South Africa

Cape Town commuters appear to have deserted Metrorail, leaving platforms and carriages empty

By Tariro Washinyira and James Stent

Commuters need a reliable train service and shouldn’t suffer for Prasa’s failings

South Africa

Commuters need a reliable train service and shouldn’t suffer for Prasa’s failings

By Matthew Hirsch and Zukie Vuka

Another day, another problem for Prasa – this time its disconnect with SAPS

South Africa

Another day, another problem for Prasa – this time its disconnect with SAPS

By Suné Payne

Germany rolls out world's first hydrogen train

World

Germany rolls out world's first hydrogen train

By AFP

Prasa board prioritises rescue plan in time of crisis

South Africa

Prasa board prioritises rescue plan in time of crisis

By Suné Payne

Enforcement officers set to face daily danger on Cape Town trains

South Africa

Enforcement officers set to face daily danger on Cape Town trains

By Suné Payne