News24 reports that Cape Town train commuters have no option but to rely on alternative transport until the central line is operational.  

Vandalism, derailments and violence appear to have resulted in the indefinite suspension of the central line, Metrorail spokesperson Riana Scott said on Monday.  She stated:  "The central line remains suspended until further notice - at this stage engineers cannot confirm when the line will be ready for use.  Every effort continues to ensure that engineers complete repairs soonest and that all requisite operational safety checks follow after the system is declared ready." Both the Passenger Railway Agency of SA (Prasa) and Metrorail have received scathing criticism from various organisations, such as labour federation Cosatu and UniteBehind for alleged mismanagement and poor safety conditions.

• Read this report by Christina Pitt in full at News24
• See too, Cape Town’s central rail line still not operational, at EWN

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