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NATIONAL NEWS - Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) chief executive officer, Zolani Matthews has committed to addressing vandalism and the general state of neglect and maintenance at the agency through various interventions.
These includes the appointment of dedicated bid committees to process the capital programme, appointment of panel of contractors who will be on call to ensure quick turnaround and recovery, whilst also strengthening the agency’s programme management unit to provide monitoring and oversight.
“The 2019 annual station condition assessment report showed that a total of 66 commuter stations across the country were in a poor condition, whilst the 2021 report reflects an increase of up to 250 stations that are now in a poor state due to escalated levels of theft and vandalism.