Trains to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain still suspended
There is no end in sight of the suspension of the Central line in Cape Town.
Public transport
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.
Transport Minister promises to meet with rail activists and fix the trains
The transport minister and his deputy got stuck on a train in what looked like a public relations stunt.
Rail activists demand answers from the President
After getting stuck on a train to Pretoria, President Ramaphosa got cornered by commuters protesting passenger rail services in Cape Town.
Striking MyCiTi workers appear in court for public violence
The five workers who were arrested and charged for public violence appeared in Cape Town magistrate’s court on Thursday.
MyCiti workers storm Civic Centre
MyCiti bus project workers have been on an unprotected strike since the 15th of October to demand insourcing and equal pay for equal work.
Striking MyCiti workers vow to continue the fight to be insourced
The striking workers are adamant that they will continue with the strike for insourcing that started in October.
Still a long way to finding culprits of train arson
Government officials used a transport imbizo held in Khayelitsha at the weekend to shift responsibility for catching the culprits of train arson to communities.
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