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Integrating transport modes would enhance accessibility and efficiency for people of varying income levels.

A daily battle: Commuters still suffer from apartheid spatial planning

For many people in South Africa, getting to work on time is a daily struggle which costs them a chunk of their earnings.

Destruction: Train carriages at Cape Town Station were set alight in November last year. As of January this year there are reportedly only 32 train sets operating out of the 88 required.  (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

Cape Town commuters still derailed

Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion in the city

Stranded commuters say Ramaphosa’s rail promises ring hollow

Cape Town’s largest passenger rail line has been closed for months, hitting people’s pockets and adding to road traffic congestion

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Cape Town trains off the rails

Cape Town’s transport problems have reached a crisis point and officials are seeking solutions before the rail system breaks down

Two Golden Arrow busses, a City truck and two light delivery vehicles belonging to Eskom and the City were attacked by petrol bombs on Friday

Cosatu slams Golden Arrow for letting down working-class commuters

The strike comes after a “stalemate in wage talks” between unions and employer associations

Commuters using trains running between Germiston and Johannesburg were told to expect delays of up to 60 minutes.

Second train crash in a week leaves 200 injured

A crash between two Metrorail trains at the Geldenhuys train station in Germiston has left over 200 commuters moderately injured on Tuesday morning.

Prasa’s new acting chief executive

New Prasa boss faces tough job

Corruption still bedevils the agency but Molepo says he will not be an armchair chief executive

Metrorail published a statement explaining that electrical power feeds were responsible for the problems.
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Commuters rebel as Metrorail fails

Power failure brings Cape Town trains to a halt across the city

The joys of Jo’burg: Big trains, smaller penis ads

The ads for penis enlargement in Cape Town’s Metrorail are getting a bit much for Hansie Smit who would prefer Gauteng’s speed and efficiency.

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Cosatu to strike against Metrorail fare hike

The trade federation in Cape Town, which plans to protest, has urged Metrorail to delay increasing its fares until its services had improved.

Soweto residents could be stranded by Mandela memorial

Road closures and public transport disruptions will mean residents of Soweto and greater Gauteng could struggle to get to work on Tuesday.

Protesters threaten ‘to burn the Gautrain’

A group of irate commuters have threatened to torch Gautrain coaches if the authorities do not urgently improve the Metrorail train service.

Jacob Zuma says Metrorail is detrimental to South Africa’s economic growth and development.

Metrorail’s service just won’t do, says Zuma

Problems at the passenger train service Metrorail are detrimental to South Africa’s economic growth and development, says President Jacob Zuma.

Citizens become overburdened

Citizens become overburdened

Prices hikes for everything have put the poor and middle class under strain and they are going to have to make some adjustments.

Illegal train strike over, says Metrorail

Metrorail has said an illegal strike by its train drivers over the lack of security and high rate of abuse and harassment by commuters has ended.

Drivers won’t be made ‘scapegoats’ by Metrorail

Train drivers were not prepared to be "scapegoats" for Metrorail’s system failures, the United Transport and Allied Workers’ Union said on Friday.

Soweto rail crash just tip of the iceberg

A 2009 report shows collisions climbed sharply, compelling more stringent safety standards.

Safety regulator looks into Soweto train collision

The Railway Safety Regulator is investigating a passenger train collision that took place in Soweto at about 5.50pm on Thursday afternoon.

One dead, hundreds injured in Pretoria train accident

A train driver was killed and 200 people were injured when two Metrorail trains collided at about 4pm on Friday.

Unhappy Jo’burg train commuters want Transnet back

Unhappy Jo’burg train commuters want Transnet back

Protesting Johannesburg train commuters on Wednesday called for the reinstatement of Transnet as an operator.