About 300 furious commuters once again hijacked a train of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), forcing the train driver and the metro guard to deviate from their route to take them to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal because there […]
FESTIVE SEASON RECRUITMENT COMPETITION
Just a week to go to win R10 000 in the UNTU Festive Season recruitment drive Competition if you recruited the most members overall from 1 September 2017 until 31 October 2017.
The competition is open to all, excluding UNTU […]
NEW DIGITAL ERA WILL CREATE JOBS IN TRANSNET
Transnet wants to expand its current workforce with at least 20 000 employees by the year 2022, providing that they have the necessary scarce skills needed to take the company forward into the digital era and beyond.
“We don’t want […]
Gautrain tariffs justified in its service delivery
The Gautrain has come under scrutiny in the media for its rise in tariffs since its launch in 2010.
According to an analysis done by BusinessTech, a single trip on the Gautrain today is anywhere from 25% to 75% more […]
Commuter stabbed on Prasa train in fury about overcrowding
14 September 2017
A Commuter was stabbed yesterday morning in the left side of his buttocks after he jumped through an open window to get onto train 9510 at the Philippi Station on the notorious Central Line in the Western […]
SATAWU PROVES THAT TRUTH IS TREASON IN THE EMPIRE OF LIES
The South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (SATAWU) is so desperate that this struggling minority union in the rail industry simply can’t help itself to resort to blatant lies to hide the fact that it once again had to […]
WOMEN SHOULD BE PROTECTED, NOT SLAPPED
It is under a dark cloud that South African’s celebrate Women’s Day tomorrow, 9 August, after the Deputy Minister of Higher Education Mduduzi Manana slapped a woman in Fourways in Johannesburg.
In a country where on average one out of […]
UNION COULD ATTACH TRAIN COACHES, OTHER ASSETS AFTER COURT RULING
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) now faces the risks of the United National Transport Union (UNTU) approaching the sheriff to attach train coaches and any other assets.
The Labour Court granted UNTU’s application in the Union’s favour […]
UPDATE ON TRANSNET PROPOSED SHIFT ALIGNMENT
The United National Transport Union (UNTU) would like to inform our Transnet members that roadshows on the employers proposed shift alignment will continue across the country until the end of July 2017.
At the end of these roadshows, the UNTU […]
RE: STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES COULD FACE DAMAGES CLAIMS FOR NOT PROTECTING EMPLOYEES
State owned enterprises (SOE) like Eskom and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) can be sued for damages by their employees or their families if they did not take sufficient measures to protect the employee.
“In South African […]
