Politics.za: Gauteng Monorail Back In Talks

Gauteng Monorail Back In Talks

Farrel — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:32:00 -0500

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.

"Gauteng Monorail Back In Talks" by Farrel

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:45:37 -0500

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

"Gauteng Monorail Back In Talks" by hex

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:15:26 -0500

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.