Primedia beats PRASA in decade-long court case: “Improper conduct” from company owned by Roy Moodley’s son Source: GroundUp News. Last minute drive to clear disability grant backlog: Black Sash concerned that rushed medical assessments will affect the outcome of applications Source: GroundUp News. Taxi operators bring township to a standstill over potholed roads: This comes two years after people last protested for the roads to be fixed in Maqongqo, Pietermaritzburg Source: GroundUp … [Read more...] about Primedia beats PRASA in decade-long court case – News from GroundUp
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Sacked executives take PRASA to court – News from GroundUp
Sacked executives take PRASA to court: Board lacked authority to fire them, argues Martha Ngoye in her Labour Court application Source: GroundUp News. Without money to rebuild their shacks, Khayelitsha fire victims are living in churches: “Sometimes they have gas but no food. Other times they have food but no gas.” Source: GroundUp News. Mother of five children killed by illegal electricity connection: Siyahlala informal settlement in Dunoon has never been electrified as it is on … [Read more...] about Sacked executives take PRASA to court – News from GroundUp
Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired – News from GroundUp
Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired: Dismissal of three executives on spurious grounds is a setback against the fight against corruption Source: GroundUp News. Muizenberg buzzing after Covid-19 beach ban lifted: Food vendors, car guards and surf shops back in business Source: GroundUp News. “Passport cops” blackmail immigrants: Police in central Johannesburg accused of extorting bribes and preying on women Source: GroundUp News. Victim of metro police violence still … [Read more...] about Executive who saved PRASA billions has been fired – News from GroundUp
South Africa: Filthy Train Station Has Been Cleaned … but Not By Prasa – Port Elizabeth in the News
South Africa: Filthy Train Station Has Been Cleaned ... but Not By Prasa: GroundUp report prompts Freedom Front Plus members to clean up De Mist station in Uitenhage. Volunteers from political party Freedom Front Plus have cleaned up the station at De M ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. SASSA fraud: Arrests made after doctor busts ‘disability grant’ scam: The fraudulent scheme was uncovered when a trio of crooks raised suspicions in a Port Elizabeth SASSA office - and police are … [Read more...] about South Africa: Filthy Train Station Has Been Cleaned … but Not By Prasa – Port Elizabeth in the News
PRASA vs Siyangena: #UniteBehind joins court case to force rail agency to fight for billions of rands – News from GroundUp
PRASA vs Siyangena: #UniteBehind joins court case to force rail agency to fight for billions of rands: PRASA doesn’t even have a law firm to represent it in huge upcoming legal battle Source: GroundUp News. Equality Court orders shop to accommodate wheelchairs: “I want to give my son as full a life as I can, even if it means fighting so he can go to the shop like anyone else” says mother Source: GroundUp News. Parents shut down Eastern Cape school over teacher shortage: “It is almost … [Read more...] about PRASA vs Siyangena: #UniteBehind joins court case to force rail agency to fight for billions of rands – News from GroundUp
Lawyers dump PRASA after failure to pay R19 million – News from GroundUp
Lawyers dump PRASA after failure to pay R19 million: This means the agency has no lawyers in disputes, some of them imminent, involving billions of rands Source: GroundUp News. Domestic workers fight for national minimum wage: “We buy in the same shops, so we must be treated like all workers” Source: GroundUp News. SA’s new refugee regulations could have been drafted by Trump, says activist: Ban on political activity is “illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to the UN convention on … [Read more...] about Lawyers dump PRASA after failure to pay R19 million – News from GroundUp
PRASA boss offers new turnaround strategy – News from GroundUp
PRASA boss offers new turnaround strategy: “We have heard this all before, a nightmarish sense of déjà vu” says #UniteBehind Source: GroundUp News. Nine hundred Upington learners start school without any toilets at all: Mobile toilets company refuses to bring back toilets because owner says he has not been paid Source: GroundUp News. “Travelling on the Metrorail network is easy” says Metrorail. Really?: In a country which claims to be headed for “a better life for all” it is outrageous … [Read more...] about PRASA boss offers new turnaround strategy – News from GroundUp
Suspended PRASA security manager to be reinstated – News from GroundUp
Suspended PRASA security manager to be reinstated: CCMA finds Ernest Hendricks was unfairly treated Source: GroundUp News. Extinction Rebellion calls Africa Oil Week delegates “climate criminals”: Activists are demanding that government declare a “climate and ecological emergency” Source: GroundUp News. Heated debate over which court should hear farm worker case: Judge expected to rule next week on whether Oak Valley case will be heard in Labour or Equality Court Source: GroundUp … [Read more...] about Suspended PRASA security manager to be reinstated – News from GroundUp
Sound governance a priority for effective Prasa service, says Transport Committee
Sound governance a priority for effective Prasa service, says Transport Committee: The Portfolio Committee on Transport has congratulated the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) on the launch of new passenger rail coaches by President Jacob Zuma and the Minister of Transport, Mr Joseph Maswanganyi. The Chairperson of the Committee, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi, said Committee members were mindful of the challenges facing Prasa. The entity needs stable, sound governance and disciplined … [Read more...] about Sound governance a priority for effective Prasa service, says Transport Committee
Sound governance a priority for effective Prasa service, says Transport Committee
Sound governance a priority for effective Prasa service, says Transport Committee: The Portfolio Committee on Transport has congratulated the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) on the launch of new passenger rail coaches by President Jacob Zuma and the Minister of Transport, Mr Joseph Maswanganyi. The Chairperson of the Committee, Ms Dikeledi Magadzi, said Committee members were mindful of the challenges facing Prasa. The entity needs stable, sound governance and disciplined … [Read more...] about Sound governance a priority for effective Prasa service, says Transport Committee
