Author: Sandiso Phaliso

Anele Gxekwa, from Crossroads, who earns R3,500 a month as a cleaner, spends R1,200 of it on transport. This is because Metrorail’s return to service in Cape Town has been so limited it has left most commuters dependent on minibus taxis and buses which are much more expensive. A return Metrorail trip from Nyanga to Cape Town, which costs R18, costs R50 by minibus. The weekly Metrorail ticket is R59, by minibus it costs R250. A Metrorail monthly ticket costs R175, while taxi fare is about R1,000. Work-seekers are also very hard hit. Mkhuseli Sishuba, who is unemployed and from…