Cape Town’s Central Line Finally Reopens After 4 Years

While the City should probably be applauded for reopening the rail line, it’s still flippin’ ridiculous that a line that can carry 350,000 commuters a day has been allowed to deteriorate and be vandalised to the point where it stood still for four years.
Here’s The Proposal To Transform Incomplete Foreshore Freeway Into A Train Line [Video]

The city has said the idea is not being considered and has doubled down on the MyCiti expansion, but Cape Town development engineer Gareth Ramsay reckons they are missing out on a opportunity to make life better for frustrated commuters.
Monday Morning Spice

Prasa blows R2.5bn fixing trains and then discards them, Threat to Checkers and Pick n Pay in South Africa, Liverpool lift Premier League trophy, Billy Joel’s brain disorder diagnosis, and What is the TikTok Chromebook challenge?
PRASA And City Of Cape Town Finally Sign Passenger Rail Deal

Just get out of the way PRASA.
Friday Morning Spice

Body of tech tycoon’s daughter recovered from wreck of sunken Sicily superyacht, Abba demands Trump stop using their music, Carlos Alcaraz knocked out of US Open, 2 400 fewer educator posts in Western Cape next year, and Lend an ear to African country music.
The New Blue Trains Might Finally Be Heading To Simon’s Town

Maintaining the Simon’s Town station and ensuring the blue trains efficiently run from the CBD to the tourism hotspot seems a no-brainer.
Things Are Looking Up For Cape Commuters Using The Southern Line To Fish Hoek

Daily commuters using the Southern Line between Cape Town and Fish Hoek say the service has improved significantly over the last two years.
Wynberg Squatters ‘Illegally Evicted’ After Three Years Of Dithering By Prasa And The City

While this eviction will likely be dragged through the courts for the foreseeable future, the illegal squatters say they would not stand for another illegal eviction.
Wednesday Morning Spice

Travel agent’s R460 000 ticket ‘bungle’ leaves SA U20 ice hockey team scrambling, Vatican sentences priest and ex-altar server In first-of-its-kind case, ‘Oppenheimer’ leads Oscar contenders with 13 nominations, Bad news for DStv, and ‘Betterment burnout’ is making us miserable.
Tuesday Morning Spice

The best memes of 2023, Bad news for Koeberg Power Station, Gold has never been this expensive, Prasa’s long-distance trains are back, and Unknown traders appear to have anticipated October 7 Hamas attack.
Fikile Mbalula Makes A Fool Of Himself Again [Videos]

Our current Minister of Transport had a busy weekend, which involved dancing, a ridiculous interview, and accusations of racist shoes.
Staggering Stats Show Extent Of South Africa’s Train Mess

Prasa’s annual report gives us some shocking insight into just how inefficient the rail system in South Africa is.
Excellent Investigation Into Who’s Burning Cape Town’s Trains And Why [Video]

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

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.
Oh, Just Allegations That Zuma And The ANC Received R80 Million In Bribes For That Train Tender

Given how often we’re exposed to corruption stories it’s easily to overlook them. Let’s just take a moment though to look at what’s happening at Prasa.
Brilliant! SA Dropped R600m On Trains That Don’t Fit Our Tracks

Here’s one to make you feel a little better about some of your more cringeworthy moments this weekend – compared to this blunder you’re still smelling like roses.