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.
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Train commuters demand extension of monthly tickets
Prasa has committed to dealing with poor rail services after being pressured by a coalition of civil society organisations under the #UniteBehind hashtag.
COSATU defends proposed minimum wage and labour law amendments
In what was a show of force to the rival federation SAFTU and to opposition parties ahead of the 2019 general elections, COSATU and tripartite alliance leaders used the platform of Workers’ Day to defend the proposed labour law amendments and national minimum wage.
Trade unions and #UniteBehind happy with PRASA regional manager ‘suspension’
PRASA in the Western Cape has announced that it has put its regional head on special leave . This coincides with the reopening of Cape Town’s busiest train route that was suspended for 6 weeks.
Metrorail central line resumes operation
Cape Town’s busiest train route, the central line has been reopened after 6 weeks of suspension following the shooting murder of a security guard at Chris Hani station in Khayelitsha.
Cosatu lambasts City’s intention of taking over PRASA
Cape Town Councillor for Transport and Urban Development announced the City’s intention to take over management of commuter rail. Cosatu differs, saying that public transport must be the responsibility of higher tiers of government, as well as warning of a political ploy
Cosatu march in Cape Town: “Zuma and Zille are the same”
“They both got money from the Guptas, but Zille claims she took it back but we know how she can lie.” According to Ehrenreich both President Zuma and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille have used state resources to get their sons into business.
Overcrowding and delays blamed for burning of trains in Cape Town
Khayelitsha residents have attributed the torching of PRASA trains and the vandalism of the company’s property in Cape Town last week to the frustration train […]
Residents resort to protests after the City failed them
Khayelitsha has experienced two major protests recently and both had something in common. The government failed to engage the community resulting in a breakdown in […]
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