Gauteng Monorail Back In Talks 2

Posted by Farrel Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:32:00 GMT

Has Gauteng Premier Mcebisi Mbhazima Shilowa ever seen a multi-billion Rand train project he didn’t like? First we had the Gautrain (R20 billion and probably rising) and then we had the proposed Soweto Monorail which would have cost R12 billion, although it seemed it was going to be privately funded. That was quickly shot down by the national Transport Ministry but lo and behold it seems to be possibly back on the drawing board.

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  1. hex Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:15:26 GMT

    Isn’t the Gauteng premier called Mcebisi Skwatsha? No, hang on, it’s Mbazima Skwatsha … er, I mean … damn it all, what does this Mcebisi do again, isn’t he some honcho in the Western Cape? Anyways, about the monorail ‘fiasco’: maybe whoever it is had some feedback from the Sowetans. I’ve heard them whinge quite a lot lately about taxi rides.

  2. Farrel Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:45:37 GMT

    Whoops you’re right about the name. My bad.

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