The City of Cape Town is offering a R5 000 reward for information that leads to the positive identification and arrest of those responsible for the stoning of a brand new train set
Metrorail’s Nani Zenani said youths stoned the
train at Steenberg Station on its way to Fish Hoek Station. The incident occurred last Tuesday. The stone
caused damage to the side window of the driver's cabin which will now have to
be replaced. Repair costs are estimated to be around R20 000.
Metrorail has since opened a case of malicious
damage to property
Metrorail is appealing to local parents, local
leadership and local authorities to protect the people's asset.
‘’Metrorail is in the process of reinstating
service across all its lines. Extensive
repair works have been done to various Metrorail assets due to vandalism. The stoning of trains adds another layer of
difficulty in delivering services and is therefore intolerable to Metrorail,’’
said Zenani.
Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis described
the incident as ‘unacceptable’.
‘’Damage to critical infrastructure is
completely unacceptable, even if it is perpetrated by youth who think that
stoning trains is “fun”.For too long, a well-functioning rail service has been
absent from our city and millions of Capetonians suffer as a result.
Capetonians end up having to spend more of their income on other forms of
public transport, and take longer to get to work and back home.’’
‘’We cannot allow a few individuals who wish to
damage and steal public infrastructure to rob us all of the resources we need
to improve our lives,’’ Hill-Lewis added.
Anyone with information on the incident can
contact Metrorail on 0800 21
00 81
Done By: Mitchum George
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