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No Trains

Why public transport is broken

R908.4B

financial exposure · 18 documented incidents

Inquiry
2021

RAF: R500B+ Accounting Fraud, Law Firm Looting & State Capture

R500 billion+

No Action
2019

Transnet Port Collapse: Durban Ranked 351/405 Globally, R100B Annual Economic Cost

R100 billion (annual economic cost)

No Action
2024

Taxi Industry: R90B/Year Economy, 300+ Killings/Year, State-Enabled Lawlessness

R90 billion/year

Prosecution
2015

Transnet 1064 Locomotive Procurement: The R54 Billion Heist

R54.0 billion

No Action
2020

Infrastructure Theft Crisis: R47 Billion National Catastrophe

R47 billion+

Civil Recovery
2015

SAA Collapse: Dudu Myeni and the Destruction of South African Airways

R34 billion+

Investigation
2015

PRASA Systematic Looting: The Collapse of South Africa's Passenger Rail

R33.0 billion

No Action
2013

SANRAL e-Tolls: R28.7 Billion Debt for a System Nobody Used

R28.7 billion

No Action
2019

PRASA Central Line: 600,000 Commuters Stranded, R7 Billion Destroyed

R7 billion

No Action
2014

Tshwane A Re Yeng BRT: R4.8 Billion Spent, 8,200 Passengers Daily Instead of 86,000

R4.8 billion

Investigation
2010

PRASA Montana Era: R4.5B+ in Dodgy Contracts, Ghost Employees, and Tax Fraud

R4.5 billion+

Investigation
2009

SA Express Airways: Regional Airline Looted to Liquidation

R2.7 billion+ in losses/bailouts (R2.9B irregular expenditure)

Convicted & Sentenced
2016

AAR Corp. SAA Bribery: $55.6 Million FCPA Settlement for R1.2 Billion Contract

R1 billion

No Action
2015

Metrorail Arson Campaign: R636M+ in Deliberate Coach Destruction

R636 million+

Investigation
2024

ACSA R544M+ Irregular Expenditure: R40M Overpayment, R3-6B Smart Security Tender Cancelled

R544 million+

No Action
2006

Gautrain/Bombela Consortium Bribery: R250M+ Bombardier Commissions

R250 million+ (commissions on R26B contract)

Investigation
2023

PRASA Ghost Employees: 1,277 Phantom Workers Costing R20M Per Month

R200 million

Investigation
2026

PRASA "Tall Trains" Fallout: SARS Links Montana to R30m From Locomotive Contractor

R30 million+ (SARS-traced)

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