The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has welcomed a ruling by the Constitutional Court that dismissed an application brought by Swifambo Rail Leasing, which is in liquidation, for leave to appeal an earlier Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision not to reinstate a contract for the supply of Afro4000 locomotives to PRASA. In July 2017, the South Gauteng High Court ordered the review and setting aside of the contract for the supply of 70 Afro4000 locomotives by Swifambo for PRASA’s long-haul passenger service for R3.5-billion.
