UNTU Concerned About Safety as Vodacom Suspends PRASA Account

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UNTU Concerned About Safety as Vodacom Suspends PRASA Account

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UNTU Concerned About Railway Safety After Vodacom Suspends PRASA Account
10 March, United National Transport Union (UNTU) noted that, Vodacom had suspended its contract with the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), the operator of Metrorail, for non-payment.

“As a result, all the Vodacom cell phones issued to Metrorail train drivers to communicate with train control offices (TCO’s) while trains are using manual authorisation, is not working,” said Steve Harris, General Secretary of the United National Transport Union (UNTU)...
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