Social grants to be paid out earlier in May
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Services restored to WC rail network after Metrorail pays bill
Eskom cut supply earlier because Prasa was behind with its January bill.
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Lights out: Eskom cuts power to entire WC Metrorail system
The operator said no trains will be operating for the rest of Thursday.
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Over 200 arrests made by CT’s Rail Enforcement Unit in its first year
The unit was launched two years ago to tackle crime impacting Cape Town’s rail network.
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Union questions role of Rapid Rail Unit after latest CT train arson attack
The United National Transport Union (Untu)'s Sonja Castens said the Rapid Rail Unit might as well close because the more than 3,000 members were not doing their jobs properly.
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Untu calls for better crime intelligence to arrest CT train arsonists
The union joined with lobby group #UniteBehind to call out Prasa for failing to pro-actively deal with the situation.
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2 teens arrested for Cape Town station fire
A fire was started during the early hours on 28 November and caused the temporary shutdown of the station.
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Metrorail works to get 43 trains back on the network after fire
Metrorail says the number of sets has dropped because rail infrastructure is being vandalized and destroyed, and assets stolen.
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Fire damage to trains in Cape Town to exceed R60m - Mbalula
Train services were thrown into disarray on Thursday after 18 train carriages were destroyed in a fire at Cape Town Train Station.
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4 suspects 'positively identified' after Cape Town trains arson, says Mbalula
The minister said the suspects were caught on CCTV cameras.
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Mbalula visits Cape Town train station after 18 carriages torched
The latest fire led to the temporary closure of the station, which was only ever been completely shut down once in the past 20 years.
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Some CT Central Line train commuters left stranded due to vandalism
Metrorail in the Western Cape said infrastructure had been damaged overnight.
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Prasa to roll-out new additional trains on Western Cape railways
Prasa’s Kaparo Molefe said two new trains were already in operation, and a further eight would soon be rolled onto Cape Town’s railway tracks.
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CT officials to appoint team of experts to help manage rail service takeover
The city wanted to run the trains in the Western Cape and would task the advisors with providing a business plan.
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Alleged train arsonist to remain in hospital for trial
The 30-year old Thobela Xoseni is accused of starting a fire at Cape Town station last month and has been sent to Valkenberg Hospital for psychiatric observation.
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DA pushes ahead with plan for City of Cape Town to manage rail service
The rail network belongs to the struggling state-owned Prasa and trains are operated by a subsidiary, Metrorail.
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CT’s Rail Enforcement Unit arrests 5 suspects for separate crimes
The suspects were arrested for separate crimes related to possession of stolen property and drugs.
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CT Metrorail hunts suspect who robbed female train driver
The train driver was helming a train on the northern line when the assailant kicked open the cabin door and robbed her.
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Burning questions: Ramaphosa addresses residents' concerns at CT's City Hall
Apartheid spatial planning and SA's transport infrastructure was addressed during Cyril Ramaphosa's Presidential Conversation in Cape Town.
