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> earning an annual salary of about 2.8m rand ($156,000; £119,000). > he had forged a job offer letter from a German company, which encouraged Prasa to increas
by PaywallBuster 2y ago
> earning an annual salary of about 2.8m rand ($156,000; £119,000).
> he had forged a job offer letter from a German company, which encouraged Prasa to increase his salary
> He was also at the forefront of a 600m rand deal to buy dozens of new trains from Spain, but they could not be used in South Africa
- masfuerte 2y agoSpanish trains don't fit in Spanish tunnels either! https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/21/unspeakable-botch-spain-spends-258-million-on-trains-that-are-too-big-for-its-tunnels https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/02/21/unspeakable-botch... (The manufacturer actually warned that they were the wrong trains and the Spanish state rail company ignored them.)
- randerson 2y ago600m rand is about $34 million. If "dozens" means at least 24 trains, that seems... surprisingly cheap per train, especially for government spending?
- PaywallBuster 2y ago> The thirteen Afro 4000 diesel locomotives that have so far been delivered to Prasa are worth R600 million and form part of a larger R3.5 billion order for 70 new locomotives. https://groundup.org.za/article/spain-investigates-the-too-tall-trains-sale-while-south-africa-takes-no-action/ https://groundup.org.za/article/spain-investigates-the-too-t... https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/92966/new-report-shows-how-prasa-tried-to-lower-the-afro-4000-locomotives/ https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/92966/new-report-... I think most commonly they'll use dozens for any number larger than 12, not specifically a multiple of it