Just get out of the way PRASA.
Daily commuters using the Southern Line between Cape Town and Fish Hoek say the service has improved significantly over the last two years.
Prasa’s annual report gives us some shocking insight into just how inefficient the rail system in South Africa is.
Cyril Ramaphosa landed some real-world experience of South Africa’s public transport, when he was stuck on a train for hours yesterday.
Since 2015, fires have wiped out around 60% of the trains in Cape Town’s Metrorail system, with coordinated attacks causing untold grief for commuters.
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Arson, delays, overcrowding and more – it’s been a total nightmare for Capetonian train commuters over the last seven days, and Metrorail is hardly helping matters.
In Cape Town, where commuters already have enough on their plate with delays and vandalism, along comes a burning train.
Two years ago Darryn August’s story moved South Africans, his defence of a pregnant woman from attackers resulting in severe injuries. Yeah, about that.
While train surfers are not a new occurrence here in South Africa, this footage shows just how much they risk their lives every day to get their kicks.
If you live in the City, you have heard an explosion at around 10PM last night. Well, it was from angry commuters who decided that they were letting loose.
You may have seen flames rise from the middle of Cape Town’s CBD on Saturday evening and wondered what was on fire.
Train services were delayed last night and this morning after some unruly teens set fire to a train at Muizenberg station.
Vandalism on Western Cape Metrorail coaches has gotten so bad that the rail company is enlisting the services of more police officers as a last resort. Yesterday, somebody set fire to a Pinelands train, leading to the arrest of at least 14 rail workers.