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Cape Town acts on staff substance abuse
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 month ago
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City of Cape Town officials estimate that about 10% of their 27 000 staff have an addiction problem, it was reported on Friday. The Cape Times reported that the city had revised its substance abuse policy to take a tougher stance on drug and alcohol
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Cape Town man killed after online date
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 months ago
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A gay man from Sea Point was reportedly killed over the weekend after he went on a date with someone he had met over the internet. The body of Graham Flax, 65, was found under a duvet in the corridor outside his flat in the Costa Bravo apartment
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Train driver stabbed to death
Cape Town :: South Africa | 5 months ago
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A train driver was stabbed to death outside Hercules station in Pretoria, Metrorail said on Wednesday. Spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said the driver identified as JP Du Plessis was found dead on Tuesday, with several stab wounds in a static train. "
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Torched trains a R70m setback
Pretoria :: South Africa | 7 months ago
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Repairing the damage caused by the torching of two trains in Mabopane, north of Pretoria will cost about R70 million, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) said on Friday. Prasa rail CEO Mosenngwa Mofi said train services to that corridor had been
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Metrorail under pressure
Cape Town :: South Africa | 8 months ago
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Metrorail's ability to deliver a quality service to commuters remains under pressure, according to the Passenger Rail Agency of SA's (Prasa) annual report tabled in Parliament. Giving an overview of the 2011/12 financial year, Prasa CEO Lucky Montana
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Weather causes transport chaos
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 10 months ago
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var htmlright = ' A Netcare 911 paramedic attends to a snow-filled car. Netcare 911 Weather causes transport chaos Article By: Gia Nicolaides Thu, 09 Aug 2012 7:26 AM Extreme weather conditions on Wednesday affected long-distance passenger trains and
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Drop Gautrain fares - Cosatu
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 10 months ago
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var htmlright = ' Johannesburg's Gautrain. AFP Drop Gautrain fares - Cosatu Thu, 09 Aug 2012 7:33 AM The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) on Wednesday called for Gautrain fares to be lowered in order to make the system more accessible
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Debora Patta says sorry
Cape Town :: South Africa | 10 months ago
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Patta apologised on air for the "assertion of incorrect facts" in a July episode about Metrorail. In the episode, e.tv's weekly investigative magazine show stated as fact that a Metrorail victim had not received his money from a lawyer's firm while
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Gautrain backs guards over gum
Cape Town :: South Africa | 10 months ago
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Bombela investigated the matter after allegations that two women were detained for four hours and fined R700 for chewing gum at the Rosebank Gautrain station last Friday. Sisters Pontso Pakkies and Lebo Sibisi told The Star newspaper they were
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Commuters trapped on Gautrain
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 10 months ago
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Gautrain passengers were left annoyed and panicked after they were trapped for hours after a technical problem brought the train to a grinding halt. Commuters were heading to Midrand when the train suddenly came to a stop and they were forced to wait
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