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News24 reports that according to the United National Transport Union (Untu), people caught vandalising transport infrastructure deserve to spend the rest of their lives in jail.
This was as vandalism caused delays of up to 50 minutes on Monday morning on Metrorail's Cape Town commuter lines. "Untu has no choice but to demand from the legislature to impose life imprisonment for these crimes - similar to that imposed for offences of premeditated murder, gang rape, serial rape and treason," said Steve Harris, Untu general secretary. The union said the serious damage to the economy and the risk to people's lives that flowed from continuing vandalism and theft warranted stricter sentencing. Last week alone saw the following incidents: on Monday eight coaches were set alight at Cape Town station; a coach was set alight at Muldersvlei near Stellenbosch on Thursday; on Friday a coach was torched near Koeberg railway station; on Saturday railway tracks stolen on the line between Machadodorp and Carolina on Saturday caused a derailment.
- Read this report by Jenni Evans in full at News24
- Read Untu’s press statement at SA Labour News
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