IPrasa nezinhlelo zokuvula eminye imizila yezitimela
IPassenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) ithi izovula kabusha imizila yezitimela eminingi ngaphambi kokuphela konyaka. Lesi sikhungo sithi sesinenqubekelaphambili ekulungiseni ingqalasizinda ecekeleke phansi. Njengengxenye yohlelo luka-R2.7 billion lokwakha kabusha nokulungisa kabusha, i-PRASA ithi yehlise inani lethusi kwingqalasizinda yayo ngo-70%. Okhulumela uPrasa u-Andiswa Makanda uthi: “Ngakho-ke, ePitoli ukuya ePienaarspoort, sizobe sesiyibuyisa ngoSepthemba.
Sizobuyisela ulayini weNaledi kubantu abahlala eSoweto, naleyo nkonzo izosebenza.” “Futhi kubantu abahlala ezindaweni ezizungeze iTembisa, Kempton Park, sibuyisa ulayini waseLeralla, kuningi inqubekelaphambili eqhubekayo. Kudingeke ukuthi silungise ingqalasizinda, mkhulu umsebenzi osuwenziwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uphela u-Okthoba sibuya nezinsiza.
”Khonamanjalo, u-PRASA ithi izosebenzisa isitimela esikhethekile esiqashiwe seComrades Marathon ekupheleni kwale nyanga, ngemizamo yokunciphisa isiminyaminya emigwaqweni emikhulu. Phakathi kuka-Agasti 26-29, iShosholoza Meyl services izohlinzeka amakhasimende ngamaphakeji amabili, elilodwa liqondiswe kubathengi abafisa okuthile okwengeziwe kanti elinye kube ngelabavakashi abaqaphela ibhajethi.
Okhulumela iPRASA u-Andiswa Makanda uthi, “Kube nesidingo esikhulu sokuthi kuqalwe kabusha izinsiza ze-PRASA ezifundazweni, ngakho-ke iComrades Marathon ibe yithuba elihle lokuthi sikhiphe izitimela zethu ukukhombisa ukuthi senza umsebenzi wokubuyisa izinkonzo ikakhulukazi kwabathatha uhambo olude.”