It was chaos on Cape Town’s roads on Tuesday morning as Langa residents embarked on a protest, bringing traffic and train services to a standstill. Metrorail’s central train service suffered a set-back after multiple incidents of vandalism were carried out overnight within the rail network. Between Bontheuwel and Langa Stations[…]
Earlier in the day, a group of 30 students erected a corrugated iron shack on campus, complete with portaloo, in protest over a shortage of student accommodation. The area was cordoned off with red and white danger tape, with handmade signs warning, “Beware of Monkeys” and “This is the state[…]
While the Western Cape education department tallies the cost of repairs as a result of theft and vandalism, it has confirmed a drop in the number of incidents reported in comparison to the same period last year. Education MEC Debbie Schafer said in a statement that 18 incidents had been[…]
Talks are in an “advanced stage” between the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works and the City of Cape Town, with a view to the City taking control of the GF Jooste Hospital. The Manenberg-based facility, which is owned by the department, has become a haven of criminal[…]
The GF Jooste Hospital has been hit by a number of incidents of vandalism and theft since its closure. In a bid to stem further damage, the City of Cape Town is appealing to residents with tip-offs to come forward. The site has suffered damage in recent months, with the[…]
Political parties have weighed into the debate around the defacing of colonial-era statues. The Democratic Alliance (DA) said although it welcomes transformation, it condemns the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) non-negotiable approach to vandalism of heritage sites. This comes after the vandalism of the monument of Louis Botha outside Parliament on[…]
As Capetonians restarted the working week on Monday, Metrorail said its services were back on track. Last week, train services were halted after vandals cut signal cables on the Phillip line, leaving hundreds of thousands of commuters stranded. Vandals first struck last Wednesday leaving cables in 25 areas ruined. On[…]
Metrorail will on Monday be restoring all its services to the areas on the Cape Flats affected by vandalism this week. Vandals butchered signal cables on the Phillpi line, leaving Metrorail property severely damaged and thousands of commuters stranded. Railway lines from Phillipi onwards were damaged where the railway line[…]
Western Cape transport MEC Donald Grant on Wednesday condemned the vandalism of Metrorail infrastructure. “These vandals reportedly butchered signal cables at the busy section between Philippi and Nyanga, adversely affecting the train service between Nyanga and Khayelitsha/Chris Hani and Kapteinsklip/Mitchells Plain,” Grant said in a statement. Acts of vandalism threatened[…]
WhatsApp us 