The Sunday, 25 January episode of Carte Blanche delves into the Gautrain, as soon as hailed as the answer to Gauteng’s visitors woes, however which has failed to fulfill projected ridership targets or considerably ease congestion.
Whereas the service provides a clear, secure and world-class journey expertise, it stays unaffordable and inaccessible to the vast majority of commuters who depend on public transport, and continues to function at a large loss.
Regardless of this, Gautrain administration and the provincial authorities are pushing forward with a multibillion-rand enlargement, a transfer that has sparked concern amongst residents who concern the destruction of properties and declining property values.
The investigation questions whether or not the proposed extension will genuinely rework Gauteng’s transport system or just change into an costly showpiece.
Credibility amongst South African viewers
Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism tv sequence that airs on M-Web each Sunday at 19:00.
Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the past 34-plus years has earned credibility amongst South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, shopper points, and present occasions.
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