TRANSPORT and Public Works MEC Robin Carlisle has made an urgent appeal to Metrorail to obtain train sets from the Eastern Cape to tackle the crisis facing the province’s deteriorating rail network.

All train services in the Eastern Cape — including Metrorail and trains running between Kariega, Gqeberha and East London — were suspended on 7 January for five months. Prasa said at the time ...

In February 2013, upliftment of the rail was stopped by Transnet, who owned the rail that was being uplifted, and a case was opened at the Elliot police station in the Eastern Cape. The trial is ...