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[FROM THE ARCHIVES] PRASA off the rails

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07 April
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฐ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ. South Africaโ€™s struggling rail commuter network, PRASA took a hard financial knock when commuter services were disrupted during level 5 COVID-19 lockdown. As services were suspended and only skeleton staff remained, PRASA infrastructure was ransacked. Then land invaders took up residence on the railway tracks in Cape Townโ€™s Langa township. Now, with just a handful of commuters getting back into coaches, itโ€™s not clear how PRASA plans to recoup its losses. Could hope be on the horizon as the government puts a new community-driven security plan on the table? #CarteBlanche #lockdown #CableTheft #CopperTheft #Infrastructure #Train #Trains #Railway #InformalSettlement #PRASA #CapeTown