'It's economic sabotage in the heart of SA': expert on Prasa cable theft, vandalism
Stations are bricked up, hacked-off cables dangle over the lines, and the tracks are just open land for people ’s makeshift homes. This is the face of SA’s commuter rail as plans are launched to stop the rot
13 September 2020 - 00:00
Cable gantries and even entire train stations are being plundered across SA - and the economic impact of the wholesale theft and sabotage of Metrorail's commuter rail network is going to hit all of us hard, economists and transport experts warn...
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