PRASA / Metrorail
Council approves plan to take over Cape Town’s trains
City hopes to restore the Metrorail service
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 27 October 2017
Metrorail makes passing matric harder
Grade 12 learners are struggling to get to school and exams
Brief | 26 October 2017
Video: Travelling on top of train carriages has become normal
Metrorail trains are bursting with commuters
Video | 24 October 2017
Order collapses at Metrorail station
Some commuters are refusing to pay for tickets until the service improves
Video | 23 October 2017
More civil society voices call for action by PRASA
“The biggest problem is corruption”
Brief | 20 October 2017
Video: Watch what happens when trains are delayed
The breakdown of Metrorail’s service is endangering lives
Video | 20 October 2017
MPs grill regulator over train safety
But the Railway Safety Regulator’s answers are thin
By Suné Payne
Parliament | 19 October 2017
PRASA says it’s on top of security problems
But a key claim of the railway company doesn’t match reality
Text by Zoë Postman. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 16 October 2017
City of Cape Town intends to take over commuter trains
Metrorail service “on the brink of collapse”
Brief | 10 October 2017