Staff ‘fleece’ Metrorail in online scam; meanwhile, in the Eastern Cape, government cannot get its trains back on track.
The committee set up to tackle public transport issues in Gauteng, including the controversial tolling system, met for the first time on Wednesday.
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/ 19 October 2010
South Africa’s rail network will need private investment to run smoothly, Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said on Monday.
A power cut that crippled trains stranded 2 000 World Cup fans until early on Thursday morning after hosts SA’s 3-0 defeat by Uruguay.
Rail workers gathered in Johannesburg on Tuesday, waiting to hear if they would receive the 16% wage increase they are demanding.
A strike by rail workers left two million commuters stranded on Monday just 24 days from the kick-off of the Soccer World Cup.
The strike by Metrorail workers is set to continue on Wednesday, with management on Tuesday stating it would not renegotiate any wage agreements.