#UniteBehind, Equal Education (EE) and the United Transport & Allied Trade Union (Untu) have raised safety concerns after a learner was killed between Salt River and Woodstock.
CAPE TOWN - Civil society groups are again calling for the rail crisis to be declared a national disaster.
EE said over the past few months, they've joined forces with #UniteBehind to urge government to fix the trains and increase safety measures. Equal Education's Nontsikelelo Dlulani said they have to endure overcrowded trains, delayed trains and unsafe trains daily.
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