Devolution of rail has long been government policy, but to date there has been little progress or coordination to achieve this, either by national government or from municipalities.
#UniteBehind director Zackie Achmat told GroundUp that the case will be against the minister and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa , and will cite the City of Cape Town.
He said that the City was moving ahead with completing its Rail Feasibility Study, a necessary first step before devolution can be implemented, but that the City required “access to all institutional, financial and technical information associated with operating the current rail system in Cape Town” from PRASA.
On 1 December, Hill-Lewis wrote a further follow-up letter to Mbalula, noting that the minister had not replied to either of his preceding letters, and yet again asked to meet with the minister to discuss the devolution of rail to the municipal government. In 2015, PRASA and the City of Cape Town signed a memorandum of action from which very little action flowed, which acknowledged that there was, at that stage, “a strong push from national government … for the devolution of rail to the metros.”Business Plan for the Assignment of Urban Rail
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