Bus commuters knocked by fare increase
The cost of transport is up to half of a Khayelitsha household’s expenses and it is going ever up.
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Commuters bemoan taxi violence as they struggle to get to work
Daily commuting in Cape Town has never been so dangerous. Eighty people have been killed this year, casualties in a turf war between taxi associations.
Massive taxi fare increase threatens commuters
The lockdown regulation requiring taxis to run at reduced capacity has, in the absence of relief funds from government, forced taxi owners to hike fares.
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.
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.
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