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Chaos at Cape Town station as commuters without tickets cornered by Metrorail

“Why should I buy a ticket when the services are very poor?”

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Brief | 7 November 2017

How Metrorail treats commuters

Thousands of Cape Town train travellers will identify with this experience

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News | 7 November 2017

Railway workers’ safety not our problem, police tell court

Union demands better security for train drivers and guards

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News | 31 October 2017

Council approves plan to take over Cape Town’s trains

City hopes to restore the Metrorail service

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Brief | 27 October 2017

Metrorail makes passing matric harder

Grade 12 learners are struggling to get to school and exams

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Brief | 26 October 2017

Video: Travelling on top of train carriages has become normal

Metrorail trains are bursting with commuters

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Video | 24 October 2017

Order collapses at Metrorail station

Some commuters are refusing to pay for tickets until the service improves

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Video | 23 October 2017

More civil society voices call for action by PRASA

“The biggest problem is corruption”

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Brief | 20 October 2017

Video: Watch what happens when trains are delayed

The breakdown of Metrorail’s service is endangering lives

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Video | 20 October 2017

MPs grill regulator over train safety

But the Railway Safety Regulator’s answers are thin

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Parliament | 19 October 2017

PRASA says it’s on top of security problems

But a key claim of the railway company doesn’t match reality

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News | 16 October 2017

City of Cape Town intends to take over commuter trains

Metrorail service “on the brink of collapse”

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Brief | 10 October 2017

Everything’s just fine, say Railway Police in response to damning PRASA letter

Cop spokesperson says they are not aware of any dissatisfaction

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Brief | 10 October 2017

Exclusive: Damning letter from PRASA manager describes railway security meltdown

Railway police sit in first class carriages instead of patrolling trains and stations

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News | 5 October 2017

UDF veterans give Abrahams one day to freeze assets in PRASA case

“We are expecting Mr Shaun Abrahams to wake up”

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Brief | 4 October 2017

Parliament hears how PRASA is going off the rails

“The more trains that are burnt and vandalised, the less we can operate.”

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Parliament | 31 August 2017