“This was not just spending - it was strategic investment in South Africa’s economic future. Not only did our capital investment help accelerate our recovery and modernisation programme, but also created and sustained 12,988 direct jobs,” said Hishaam Emeran, PRASA Group Chief Executive Officer, on Wednesday in Johannesburg.

“More importantly, this investment induced 71,730 additional job opportunities across the economy, bringing the total job impact to 84,718 jobs created and job opportunities during the year, contributing towards economic stimulation.”

During this financial year, additionally, PRASA has seen an increase of commuter trips to 77 million from the previous financial year’s total of 39.4 million.

Darul Ihsan Media Desk