Now leaving platform 4 — the cable theft special
Grand return of Shosholoza Meyl comes to a full stop after overhead cables are stolen in Cape Town
10 December 2023 - 00:00
It was a trip for which many South Africans had waited more than two years. But the much-celebrated return of the Shosholoza Meyl passenger service between Johannesburg and Cape Town this week ended prematurely in frustration and disappointment...
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