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Hand sanitiser, masks still not common sight on CT's public transport routes
At the city's busiest taxi rank, drivers said that they had not been issued with sanitiser and could not afford to buy for their hundreds of passengers.
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Prasa given Friday deadline to settle R114m CoCT debt or face disconnection
City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson that if the city disconnected services, it would affect Prasa's offices and facilities and would not impact on trains.
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Mbalula travels on suspended Cape Central Line
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said the refurbishment of the line as announced in the State of the Nation Address would start on Thursday.
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Eskom doing all it can to get municipalities to pay up - De Ruyter
Last week, Eskom cut power to the Western Cape’s rail systems due to nonpayment.
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Eskom, Prasa to meet after power cut to WC Metrorail system
The entire service was suspended for most of Thursday and was only restored after the power was reinstated once the January bill was settled.
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Eskom: It's not the first time we've cut Prasa's power
Eskom temporarily cut the power supply to the rail agency in Cape Town on Thursday because of an overdue payment.
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Eskom shouldn't have cut Prasa’s power in CT - Parly transport committee chair
Parliament’s transport portfolio committee chairperson Mosebenzi Zwane said it was unfortunate to involve ordinary people in matters they knew nothing about.
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Minister Mbalula apologises to WC train commuters after service suspended
Trains were suspended due to non-payment to Eskom.
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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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Prasa, govt vow to respond to protesters' demands to improve public transport
Hundreds of workers from various industries marched to the Cape Town train station and Parliament on Thursday.
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Female train driver fears for her life after being stoned by angry commuters
Nonhlanhla Dlamini (38) was on route from Durban to KwaDukuza when passengers wanted her to stop between stations on Tuesday morning, but she refused as it was not allowed.
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Railway Safety Regulator finalising report into Roodepoort train crash
One person died and another is in a critical condition in hospital following Wednesday night’s accident.
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Mbalula keeping tabs on probe into fatal Roodepoort train crash
One person was killed and five others hospitalised after a passenger train collided with a stationary goods locomotive near the Horizon station in Johannesburg on Wednesday night.
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1 dead, 4 injured after two trains collide at Roodepoort station
Investigators were combing the scene of the crash to try and work out what happened.
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Prasa confirms Metrorail WC manager Richard Walker placed on paid leave
The passenger rail agency has appointed regional engineering manager Raymond Maseko as acting regional manager.
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Tip-off leads to arrest of Metrorail cable thieves
The railway company's protection services investigation team acted on a tip-off, which led to the arrests of two people in Heidelberg.
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Cable theft on the rise, says Metrorail as Benoni service halted
Cable theft at Van Ryn train station in Benoni has stopped trains operating in that corridor on Monday morning, meaning thousands of commuters had to make last-minute plans to get to work or school.
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No new trains for Cape Town until security improved, says Metrorail
In the latest incident over the weekend, six carriages were destroyed when a train caught alight on the Monte Vista line.
