Cape Town has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to replace minister Fikile Mbalula with a dynamic transport minister.
Earlier this week Mbalula was elected the ANC's secretary-general, a full-time position. Cape Town's mayoral committee member for urban mobility, Rob Quintas, said the new minister should lead rail reforms. The city wants to run the commuter rail service and has been engaged in protracted talks with Mbalula on the issue.
“The efficient movement of people and goods is central to restoring and igniting economic growth. We don’t have any time to waste. The City of Cape Town’s rail feasibility study aimed at guiding the administration on the risks, financial implications and time frames involved for taking over the management of passenger rail from Prasa is well under way.
Quintas said the white paper on national rail policy approved in May “states clearly that passenger rail needs to be devolved to capable local governments”.
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