Prasa head engineer suspended

[Compton_effect]

Seems the locos are within spec IF the overhead cables are maintained to the same spec. Problem is we have another Eskom fiasco on our hands where maintenance hasn't been performed and the cables are sagging - eventually all our locos will be too tall

Chances are they will use them on lines that have been maintained.
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I can't believe I could say that with a straight face.

 

[genetic]

This probably will force PRASA to maintain the lines - might be a good thing after all.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

This probably will force PRASA to maintain the lines - might be a good thing after all.

" Wie doooon't have de maaanie..."

 

[Gordon_R]

Thread necro. Pay back the money!

https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...khulu-ordered-to-pay-prasa-back-r57m-20190923

Daniel Mthimkhulu, a former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) executive who was fired for lying about his qualifications and who played a central role in the "too tall" trains tender scandal, has been ordered to pay Prasa back R5.7m.

The amount was paid to Mthimkhulu after he fraudulently lied about his qualifications in order to obtain a senior position at the state-owned rail operator, and subsequently fraudulently presented a fake offer letter from a German company to push up his salary.

Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg Judge Leoni Windell on Monday handed down judgment after Prasa sought to recover money paid to Mthimkhulu as a result of him being appointed to the position of Executive Manager: Engineering Services in 2010.

Windell also granted a punitive costs order against Mthimkhulu as a result of his conduct during the trial.