SABC News reports that the Western Cape government is working on legislation that would hold the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) accountable for the mismanagement of the province's train infrastructure.  

Premier Helen Zille said that Prasa's mismanagement was crippling a once vibrant rail-based commuter system in Cape Town.  She particularly noted that there has been a 400% increase in train cancellations over the past two years.  Zille’s spokesperson, Michael Mpofu, commented:  “If Metrorail, which is owned by Prasa, has this monopoly and isn't functioning properly, then we need to look for a way of holding people accountable.  Punitive measures need to be put in place.  So, we're saying, as province, that is what we're working on and hoping that by the end of the term of office, we've tabled it and it has gone through.”

• This short report by Tanya George is at SABC News
• Read the Western Cape government’s press statement in this regard at Politicsweb

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