'It is unacceptable that our commuters continue to bear the brunt of Prasa’s inept running of the service,' Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said.
Cape Town - Commuter trains throughout the Western Cape came to a halt on Thursday as Eskom disconnected power to Metrorail due to unpaid bills, causing transport chaos in the province.
Mbalula used the opportunity to implore the finance ministry to heed its pleas to allow Prasa to convert some of its capital to operational funds to keep trains running as the troubled rail agency had depleted its operational budget. "We have been able to ensure that the services are restored as we speak to you and we are moving ahead with all our other plans including our engagements with Treasury to ensure that the situation of Prasa around."
The minister late last year dissolved the interim board of Prasa and appointed Bonginkosi Mpondo as the administrator of the entity for 12 months to put in place measures to turn it around.
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