“My boss changed my starting time from 7am to 8am, but still I am late. I really don’t know what to do.”
Brief | 20 November 2017
Fight between stranded passengers and commuters clinging to crowded trains
Brief | 15 November 2017
Agency fails to turn up at key meeting
By Suné Payne
Parliament | 14 November 2017
The commuter rail service company has fallen foul of the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 10 November 2017
“Why should I buy a ticket when the services are very poor?”
Brief | 7 November 2017
Thousands of Cape Town train travellers will identify with this experience
News | 7 November 2017
Union demands better security for train drivers and guards
By Zoë Postman
News | 31 October 2017
City hopes to restore the Metrorail service
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 27 October 2017
Grade 12 learners are struggling to get to school and exams
Brief | 26 October 2017
Metrorail trains are bursting with commuters
Video | 24 October 2017
Some commuters are refusing to pay for tickets until the service improves
Video | 23 October 2017
“The biggest problem is corruption”
Brief | 20 October 2017
The breakdown of Metrorail’s service is endangering lives
Video | 20 October 2017
But the Railway Safety Regulator’s answers are thin
By Suné Payne
Parliament | 19 October 2017
But a key claim of the railway company doesn’t match reality
Text by Zoë Postman. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 16 October 2017
Metrorail service “on the brink of collapse”
Brief | 10 October 2017