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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.
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Cape Town authorities probe Metrorail train fire
A train en route to Cape Town caught fire on Saturday, adding to the Metrorail's woes after an arson attack at the Cape Town train station last year cost rail authorities R61 million.
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Train carriage burnt in Cape Town
Firefighters responded to retreat station on Wednesday night where a train carriage was burning.
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Mbalula has robust plan to turn 'broken' Prasa around
The parastatal has been affected by widespread corruption and mismanagement.
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Over 3km of stolen railway cable recovered in less than a week
On Wednesday, 600 metres of overhead cable was seized in Heideveld just hours after a suspected cable thief was electrocuted near Bonteheuwel.
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Reward up for grabs for info on latest CT train fire
Authorities are looking for at least four suspects who torched 18 carriages at Cape Town station last week.
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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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'I lost a day's wages': CT train attacks put commuters' jobs under threat
Train services were thrown into disarray on Thursday after 18 train carriages were destroyed in a fire at Cape Town Station.
