Mbalula lays into Western Cape Judge President following Prasa ruling: 'Does he know how to run trains'?

[Jopie Fourie]

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe following his ruling against Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) earlier this month.

The broad strokes of the dispute centred on Prasa terminating security company contracts "without the finalisation of an alternative contract" thereby putting passenger safety at risk, GroundUp reported.

Judge Hlophe ruled that Prasa must continue the security contracts until the new tender is finalised or alternative measures are put in place, including an interim security plan within a month.

While Mbalula was addressing a media contingent at the Cape Town train station on Thursday, he was asked for a reaction on the ruling.

"Does he [Judge Hlophe] know how to run trains? He must ask himself that particular question before he makes himself a Mickey Mouse and turns our courts into something that must not be respected," Mbalula charged.

Mbalula lays into Western Cape Judge President following Prasa ruling: 'Does he know how to run trains'?

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe following his ruling against Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) earlier this month.

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[Jopie Fourie]

The ANC way... never accept the ruling of a court when it against them. Wonder for how long he will still be a judge.....

 

[Vrotappel]

Well the ANC has no clue how to run trains. They do know how to ruin trains.

 

[lunch]

Well the ANC has no clue how to run trains.

Not true at all. The gravy train has been doing very well

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Well the ANC has no clue how to run trains. They do know how to ruin trains.

They certainly know how to burn trains:

Trains set alight at Cape Town Station, services suspended

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[3WA]

Fikile speaks as if he's an engineer or something.

 

[yebocan]

mmmm, clearly you don't - never ahead of an issue , always playing catch up to a crises... city, province, national .-- oh wait, all the same , politicians.

 

[TheChamp]

Fikile speaks as if he's an engineer or something.

Does he even know anything about trains? Hlophe is better than him because he knows something about the law, Mbalula is clueless in both.

 

[thestaggy]

"Does he [Judge Hlophe] know how to run trains? He must ask himself that particular question before he makes himself a Mickey Mouse and turns our courts into something that must not be respected," Mbalula charged.

Ironic when you factor in that PRASA themselves ordered trains that were too tall for our infrastructure.

 

[ShaunSA]

And wtf exactly does Mickey Mouse Mbalula know about trains? Lemme guess.... fockall.

 

[Sinbad]

So razzle dazzle thinks you have to break the law to run a train?

 

[The_Mowgs]

Fikile speaks as if he's an engineer or something.

Engineer of kak praat yes

 

[Deadmanza]

The ANC mustn't speak at all, they clearly don't know how to run a country, nevermind just the trains!

 

[ForceFate]

Does he even know anything about trains? Hlophe is better than him because he knows something about the law, Mbalula is clueless in both.

Mbalula is being his usual self.

 

[Neuk_]

Pot, meet kettle.