PRASA welcomes revoking of suspension, pledges safety compliance
15 October 2018
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) on Sunday said that it welcomed the revoking of a safety permit suspension notice which had been issued previously by the Railway Safety Regulator (RSR).
"The rescission of the suspension notice by the court, cannot be interpreted by management as absolving PRASA from its duty to ensure the safety of commuters and compliance with Safety Permit conditions," PRASA board chairperson Khanyisile Kweyama said in a statement.
She said PRASA's decision to approach the court in order to have the permit notice set aside, "was solely to avoid what could have been a national crisis if the notice was carried out".
Kweyama said that while the court order preventing the suspension was appreciated, nevertheless, PRASA was determined not to "put this country on a knife edge ever again as a result of us defaulting on our commitment and responsibility to ensure the safety of the commuters".