Nyanga commuters happy with resumption of train services
The partial re-opening of the central line in Cape Town has brought a collective sigh of relief from commuters.
Public transport
Taxi blockade in Khayelitsha causes thousands of learners to miss school
The ongoing blockade of learner transport operators in Khayelitsha has resulted in over 13,000 learners missing school since Monday.
Taxi protest in Cape Town – Photo essay
The protest called by Santaco left thousands stranded on the first day of the two-day action.
Station vendors suffering due to railway suspension
Vendors that trade at central line stations say that the suspension of the railway service has negatively affected them.
2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
Train services to Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain still suspended
It is still not clear when train services on Metrorail’s Central Line will resume after it was suspended last month.
Trains to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain still suspended
There is no end in sight of the suspension of the Central line in Cape Town.
Bus and train services to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain suspended
Train commuters in Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, the Western Cape’s most populous areas, have been forced to find alternative transport after the suspension since Monday […]
State of rail safety report paints a bad picture
There is a lack of safety and security on South Africa’s rail network with 3,990 operational occurrences and 9,268 security-related incidents recorded between April 2018 and March 2019.
Bus commuters welcome deployment of law enforcement on buses
The City of Cape Town has deployed auxiliary law enforcement officers to improve the security of commuters on buses.
No end in sight for N2 Express suspension
Commuters continue to suffer the lack of a safe, reliable and affordable public transport system.
UNTU strikes for government to ‘fix the trains’
UNTU which is the majority union at Prasa wants the rail agency to be integrated with Transnet.
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