Thousands of Cape Town commuters have been left stranded as Metrorail’s central line and the MyCiTi N2 bus service remains suspended due to vandalism. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape said that it condemned the vandalism and cable theft which has crippled the central line.
The DA’s Daylin Mitchell said that the line had been suspended between Chris Hani and Kapteinsklip train stations since November last year, inconveniencing passengers and adding to their transport expenses.
Meanwhile, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) confirmed that 24 train carriages had been torched in Bloemfontein just last week. “Acts of vandalism, theft and arson continue to hold thousands of commuters to ransom. It affects jobs and the economy in the metro,” said Mitchell. - Zoë van Rooyen
