Cape Town – Amid train delays, cancellations, railway vandalism and carriage robberies, Metrorail announced that it will be increasing the price of tickets from Wednesday.

The decision has been met by a slew of criticism, with unions threatening protest action over the extra financial burden this will place on the service’s 600 000 commuters.

The price of single tickets has risen by between 50c and R1. DA member and labour lawyer Michael Bagraim said it was a big step backwards for Metrorail which has been incrementally improving its services in the Cape Metro since November.
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