Metrorail announced a reduced fare hike

Mluleki Mrwebi

30 March 2012

Metrorail in the Western Cape has reduced fare hikes that will start from the 1^st of April.

The transport company announced today that the fare hike has been reduced from 27-percent to 13-percent.

Metrorail provincial manager Mthuthuzeli Swartz says passengers who buy monthly tickets will also get a 15-percent discount for the first three months.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed the percentage decrease.

Cosatu has been campaigning against the proposed hike.