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Central Line

‘Cheaper, safe and warm’ – trains now run to Khayelitsha, but Central Line is still not fully operational

Maverick News

‘Cheaper, safe and warm’ – trains now run to Khayelitsha, but Central Line is still not fully operational

By Sandiso Phaliso

Scopa chair — former Prasa board members should be declared delinquent over infrastructure failings

South Africa

Scopa chair — former Prasa board members should be declared delinquent over infrastructure failings

By Sandiso Phaliso

Relocation of more than 880 families from Cape Town central railway line completed

South Africa

Relocation of more than 880 families from Cape Town central railway line completed

By Sandiso Phaliso

Relocation of Cape Town’s Central Line occupiers hits a snag with water and sanitation supply problems

South Africa

Relocation of Cape Town’s Central Line occupiers hits a snag with water and sanitation supply problems

By Sandiso Phaliso

Cape Town commuters crippled by taxi travel costs as Metrorail central line remains closed

South Africa

Cape Town commuters crippled by taxi travel costs as Metrorail central line remains closed

By Sandiso Phaliso

Still off track — Many Metrorail lines in Cape Town remain closed for commuters

South Africa

Still off track — Many Metrorail lines in Cape Town remain closed for commuters

By Liezl Human

Loyiso Nkohla — a life of activism cut short by a hail of bullets

South Africa

Loyiso Nkohla — a life of activism cut short by a hail of bullets

By Velani Ludidi

Cape Town commuters ‘thankful’ for trains from Nyanga as more corridors opened on Central Line

South Africa

Cape Town commuters ‘thankful’ for trains from Nyanga as more corridors opened on Central Line

By Suné Payne

‘Highly motivated’ Mbalula says all Cape Town railway lines will be fully operational by year-end

South Africa

‘Highly motivated’ Mbalula says all Cape Town railway lines will be fully operational by year-end

By Suné Payne

Khayelitsha train services to remain suspended as Prasa misses court deadline to relocate Central Line shack dwellers

Maverick Citizen

Khayelitsha train services to remain suspended as Prasa misses court deadline to relocate Central Line shack dwellers

By Tariro Washinyira

Fikile Mbalula sticks to December deadline to fully open Cape Town’s Metrorail Central Line

South Africa

Fikile Mbalula sticks to December deadline to fully open Cape Town’s Metrorail Central Line

By Tariro Washinyira

Cape Town trains partially back on track after ‘telecommunication challenges’

South Africa

Cape Town trains partially back on track after ‘telecommunication challenges’

By Suné Payne