Metrorail
Staggering Stats Show Extent Of South Africa’s Train Mess
03 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Prasa’s annual report gives us some shocking insight into just how inefficient the rail system in South Africa is.
Ramaphosa’s Disastrous Train Ride Leads To Obvious Epiphany [Video]
19 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Cyril Ramaphosa landed some real-world experience of South Africa’s public transport, when he was stuck on a train for hours yesterday.
Excellent Investigation Into Who’s Burning Cape Town’s Trains And Why [Video]
14 Feb 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Since 2015, fires have wiped out around 60% of the trains in Cape Town’s Metrorail system, with coordinated attacks causing untold grief for commuters.
Wednesday Morning Spice
10 Oct 2018 by Kiernan / No Comments
Train fires ‘no coincidence’. SA corporates funding fake news. Tencent’s record slide. Gigaba – it wasn’t me. Interpol mystery deepens. Giant mosquitoes. Conor suspended. SA ‘Bachelor’ details. EgyptAir’s Drew apology. Meghan’s ex marries.
Metrorail’s Week From Hell [Videos]
30 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Arson, delays, overcrowding and more – it’s been a total nightmare for Capetonian train commuters over the last seven days, and Metrorail is hardly helping matters.
Video Of A Burning Train Rolling Into Retreat Station Is Nuts
22 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
In Cape Town, where commuters already have enough on their plate with delays and vandalism, along comes a burning train.
Looks Like That Cape Town Train Hero Is A Massive Fraud [Video]
13 Feb 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Two years ago Darryn August’s story moved South Africans, his defence of a pregnant woman from attackers resulting in severe injuries. Yeah, about that.
New Videos Of Cape Town Train Surfers Show Just How Close To Death They Come
17 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
While train surfers are not a new occurrence here in South Africa, this footage shows just how much they risk their lives every day to get their kicks.
Mayhem At #CTTrainStation As Full-Blown Riot Breaks Out [Videos]
13 Jun 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you live in the City, you have heard an explosion at around 10PM last night. Well, it was from angry commuters who decided that they were letting loose.
Two Trains Went Up In Flames At Cape Town Station This Weekend – Here Are The Pics
11 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
You may have seen flames rise from the middle of Cape Town’s CBD on Saturday evening and wondered what was on fire.
3 Arrested Following This Radical Muizenberg Train Fire [Images]
09 Oct 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Train services were delayed last night and this morning after some unruly teens set fire to a train at Muizenberg station.
Torching Of Pinelands Train Sparks Call For More Metrorail Cops
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Vandalism on Western Cape Metrorail coaches has gotten so bad that the rail company is enlisting the services of more police officers as a last resort. Yesterday, somebody set fire to a Pinelands train, leading to the arrest of at least 14 rail workers.
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