'If we had our way, many of us South Africans would not be paying for anything – water, electricity, school fees, driver’s licences.' .
When the journalist raised this with his German colleague – that he felt cheated, buying a ticket no one was interested in – the latter was appalled.At €67 , the ticket sounded reasonable enough. I could use it to ride trains, buses, trams and ferries on the lake as many times as I wanted every day until the end of the month – a huge saving on Uber fees.
I duly bought the ticket and started using it. The transport system is beyond efficient. There is a train every 8 minutes, 24 hours a day. I know because I have tested it.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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