BDLive reports that reeling from arson and vandalism in Cape Town‚ which many have linked to “illegal strike action”‚ Metrorail has now been threatened with formal industrial action by Cosatu.  

The labour federation’s regional secretary‚ Tony Ehrenreich‚ both denounced the attacks‚ which have hobbled the rail service in the city‚ but added:  “To blame everything on the cable thieves is to remove the responsibility of fixing the systemic problems that have been underserviced over the last few years.”  He said Cosatu would reinstate its negotiations at the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedalc) “to ensure urgent action in addressing the weaknesses across the system”.  Trains on most of Cape Town’s lines were said to be running up to 40 minutes late on Wednesday.

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