The service on Cape Town’s busiest line will run from Nyanga to Maitland, where commuters will need to change trains to Cape Town. We tagged along for the final round of tests.
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet reshuffle, several ministers have resigned from their seats in the National Assembly after being axed from the national executive.
She’s among four former ministers to tender their resignations after they were excluded from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s new-look Cabinet announced last week.
South Africa’s trade minister has been appointed as a lawmaker, giving President Cyril Ramaphosa more flexibility when it comes to revamping his executive. Under South African law, the president can name two people who aren’t members of parliament to his cabinet. Those positions were occupied by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, who was made a lawmaker last week, and Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel, who was sworn in on Monday.