In early July, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) – the state-owned service provider – announced it had finalised the financial close of its R51bn ($4.8bn) contract with the Gibela ...

With a network of over 30,000km (18,600 miles) of track, South Africa has the most advanced railway system on the continent, but it has been stripped by criminals looking to make money from scrap ...

Analysis - We are now at the point where most of South Africa's railway network is likely to be written off and closed. Full or partial privatisation is the only way to save the railways.

PRASA’s latest upgrade, however, is the deployment of an FRMCS-compliant railway perimeter security tool. Theft on South Africa’s tracks is a persistent challenge for the network, particularly where ...

Major Changes for South African Railways With 160 billion rands ($21.12 billion US), South Africa has promised to invest heavily in improving its transportation infrastructure.