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PRASA welcomes hefty prison sentence for CT train arsonist

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) has described a hefty prison sentence handed down to a train arsonist in Cape Town as a major victory. Ricardo Khan was sentenced this week to 20 years behind bars for torching a Metrorail train carriage at Eerste River Station two years ago. Khan, who worked at the Eerste River taxi rank, was convicted on a count of damage to essential infrastructure. […]

today24 April 2022

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Prasa hunting down ‘enemies’ responsible for CT train attacks

All stops are being pulled out to find those responsible for three arson attacks on trains in Cape Town this month, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) board said on Sunday. "It is clear to us that this is the work of people who have placed themselves as enemies of Prasa, enemies of our commuters and enemies of the South African government," Prasa spokesperson Nana Zenani said. She said […]

today30 July 2018

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Train fire victim to take Metrorail to court

A 42-year-old mother from Cape Town is planning on taking Metrorail to court after she sustained third-degree burns and lung damage when the train she was travelling in was set on fire last month. Leigh Jansen was on a train travelling between the Ottery and Southfield train stations on her way to work when she became a victim of an alleged arson attack that claimed the life of another commuter. […]

today27 June 2018

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