Ramaphosa got to experience first-hand the daily frustrations of those who use trains to commute to work, as the train he eventually got on board of was more than an hour late.
Image:Delays, packed cabins and broken windows dominated President Cyril Ramaphosa's train trip as part of the ANC's blitz election campaign on Monday, thrusting the president to the top of the trends list.
Squashed in a cabin with commuters, Ramaphosa said the delay was"unacceptable" after a 50km trip took four hours. So delayed was the attempt to canvas votes, that the president was late for a scheduled Top-6 ANC meeting. After a two hour delay at Mapobane, the train gets stuck again at Marabastad station. The President speaks with commuters saying this should not be allowed. Our people must get to work on time, with reliable safe and efficient transportation.
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