Cape Town's Central Line is to begin operating on Wednesday afternoon after the United National Transport Union (UNTU) and Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) reached a deal on train safety.
UNTU members had refused to work on the Metrorail's Central Line -- which transports people to the major Cape Flats townships, including Khayelitsha -- after a security guard was murdered on the line earlier this month. Service on the Central Line was consequently suspended.
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