{"id":295533,"date":"2026-02-23T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=295533"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:08:12","slug":"prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/","title":{"rendered":"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A prolonged legal battle between the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and a <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/gugulethu-residents-empowered-through-free-legal-awareness-workshop\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"266038\">Gugulethu<\/a> man has come to an end after the High Court ruled in favour of Aviwe Hopewell Tobi on Monday, 2 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prasa-train-accident-compensation-case-finally-concludes\">PRASA train accident compensation case finally concludes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting Judge Fareed Moosa ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-government\/contact-directory\/soe\/passenger-rail-agency-south-african-prasa\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/about-government\/contact-directory\/soe\/passenger-rail-agency-south-african-prasa\">PRASA<\/a> to pay Tobi R6 407 053.60 in compensation after he was pushed from a moving train near Bonteheuwel in November 2013.Tobi, who was 25 years old at the time of the incident, suffered severe injuries that resulted in the amputation of his right leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His life has drastically changed as a result of these injuries. He was hospitalised at Groote Schuur Hospital for more than a month, where he underwent extensive medical treatment.Medical experts testified in court that Tobi sustained serious skin injuries and underwent reconstructive skin graft surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-medical-experts-outline-lifelong-care-requirements\">Medical experts outline lifelong care requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He will require further surgical procedures in the future. The injuries led to severe disfigurement, including a below-knee amputation of his right leg and extensive scarring on his left lower leg.The experts further stated that Tobi suffered a skull laceration that required medical treatment and left him with a permanent scalp scar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also fractured his left ankle in the accident, resulting in soft tissue damage that required additional treatment, including skin grafting. Medical evidence confirmed that Tobi will require lifelong extensive care and the continued use of prosthetic devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prasa-initially-rejected-the-compensation-claim\">PRASA initially rejected the compensation claim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, Tobi sued PRASA for R14 564 838.70. PRASA rejected the claim, stating that it had no knowledge of the injuries sustained or their consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the agency later withdrew its opposition to Tobi\u2019s application in terms of Uniform Rule 38(2).The court applied a 50% apportionment of damages and ruled that PRASA is liable to pay Tobi R6 407 053.60 in compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prolonged legal battle between the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and a Gugulethu man has come to an end after the High Court ruled in favour of Aviwe Hopewell Tobi on Monday, 2 February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":295534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"82","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"60","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"90","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakomani-karoo":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"2","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"[\"PRASA compensation payout\"]","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"1","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Unathi Obose","background_color":"","block_editor":"1","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[7874,7904,91],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-295533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-local-news","tag-local-stories","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case | City Vision<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PRASA train accident compensation case ends with High Court awarding a Gugulethu man R6.4 million after he lost his leg in a 2013 incident.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PRASA train accident compensation case ends with High Court awarding a Gugulethu man R6.4 million after he lost his leg in a 2013 incident.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"City Vision\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T13:08:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-23T13:08:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Unathi Obose\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cityvisionlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cityvisionlive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"City Vision\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458\"},\"headline\":\"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-23T13:08:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T13:08:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":306,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/train-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Local News\",\"Local Stories\",\"Top\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case | City Vision\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/train-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-23T13:08:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-23T13:08:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"PRASA train accident compensation case ends with High Court awarding a Gugulethu man R6.4 million after he lost his leg in a 2013 incident.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/train-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/train-1.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"PRASA ordered to pay Gugulethu man over R6.4\u202fmillion. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/city-vision-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/city-vision-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"City Vision\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/CityVisionOnline\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/cityvisionlive\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@cityvisionnews\"],\"description\":\"City Vision is a free weekly community newspaper distributed every Thursday in the townships of the Cape Peninsula, including areas such as Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Nyanga. Published in both English and isiXhosa, it serves as a vital source of local news and information for these communities.\",\"email\":\"cityvision@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"021 910 6500\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458\",\"name\":\"City Vision\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"City Vision\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/cityvision\\\/author\\\/cityvision\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case | City Vision","description":"PRASA train accident compensation case ends with High Court awarding a Gugulethu man R6.4 million after he lost his leg in a 2013 incident.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case","og_description":"PRASA train accident compensation case ends with High Court awarding a Gugulethu man R6.4 million after he lost his leg in a 2013 incident.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/","og_site_name":"City Vision","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/","article_published_time":"2026-02-23T13:08:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-23T13:08:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Unathi Obose","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@cityvisionlive","twitter_site":"@cityvisionlive","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"City Vision","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/"},"author":{"name":"City Vision","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/person\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458"},"headline":"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case","datePublished":"2026-02-23T13:08:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-23T13:08:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/"},"wordCount":306,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg","keywords":["Local News","Local Stories","Top"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/","name":"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case | City Vision","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-23T13:08:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-23T13:08:12+00:00","description":"PRASA train accident compensation case ends with High Court awarding a Gugulethu man R6.4 million after he lost his leg in a 2013 incident.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"PRASA ordered to pay Gugulethu man over R6.4\u202fmillion. PHOTO: SUPPLIED."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/prasa-train-accident-compensation-gugulethu\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Gugulethu man wins R6.4m compensation in PRASA case"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/","name":"City Vision","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#organization","name":"City Vision","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/city-vision-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/city-vision-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"City Vision"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CityVisionOnline\/","https:\/\/x.com\/cityvisionlive","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cityvisionnews"],"description":"City Vision is a free weekly community newspaper distributed every Thursday in the townships of the Cape Peninsula, including areas such as Khayelitsha, Gugulethu, and Nyanga. Published in both English and isiXhosa, it serves as a vital source of local news and information for these communities.","email":"cityvision@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"021 910 6500","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/#\/schema\/person\/11864c3a6fbb8f94f0d6575e9e089458","name":"City Vision","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f09f7afc10d37f19acc41019602b8004f6a1c574a3093b9a58b87c207ec94180?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"City Vision"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/author\/cityvision\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/train-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52974,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/khayelitshas-train-revival-benefits-community-and-economy\/","url_meta":{"origin":295533,"position":0},"title":"Khayelitsha&#8217;s train revival: Benefits community and economy","author":"Unathi Obose","date":"10 April 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"After more than five years the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) officially re-introduced trains to Khayelitsha on Monday 7 April as part of its Central Line rehabilitation programme.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Community","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Train_70932.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Train_70932.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Train_70932.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Train_70932.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Train_70932.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"City Vision","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295533"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=295533"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=295533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}