DERAILED: ‘I’m here to fix things’ says Mbalula amid a Cape train ride beset by delays and frustrations By Suné Payne SunePayne
Bonelwa Mangala, a cleaner from Somerset West, walked into the Chris Hani train station in Khayelitsha at around 5.40am on Tuesday. She had taken a taxi to the Chris Hani station to board a train to Cape Town, where she works as a cleaner. She needed to be at work at 7.30am.
When Mangala got to the Chris Hani station, the 5am train was still stationary – at 6.18am. The train eventually departed from Khayelitsha at around 6.45am. After an hour’s delay, the train finally departed from Khayelitsha towards Langa. Commuters at various stations climbed on board, squeezing between police, department officials and journalists.
This caused frustration and anger from commuters who had seen the media and security personnel rush after Mbalula, who was then driven to Langa station where he was due to make an announcement on how he would jack up services on the troubled Central Line.
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