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Passengers at a station
Workers union, General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) is demanding the immediate withdrawal of Metrorail’s fare increases which are expected to take effect on the 1st of August 2025
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has announced that single tickets will increase by R2.50, while return tickets will increase by between R5.50 and R6 depending on the distance travelled.
📢 Fare Increase Alert – Effective 1 August 2025
To continue improving your journey, PRASA is adjusting train fares. This supports better services and safer trains for all. 💙🚆
Check new fares on PRASA & Metrorail platforms or at your nearest station. #RebuildingRail… pic.twitter.com/rGLfc04xeO— PRASA Group (@PRASA_Group) July 23, 2025
The union’s president Mametlwe Sebei says the increases are steep especially for the working class.
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Metrorail commuters fear they won’t afford train fares as steep price increases take effect on August 1st. Unions such as GIWUSA and COSATU have criticised the fare hikes. pic.twitter.com/KDRbd7D7fQ— SABC News (@SABCNews) July 28, 2025
“These increases ranging from a savage 33% to 43%. Daily tickets will be increasing by R2.50 which means from R7.50 to R10 for single tickets, return tickets will increase from R14 to R20, weekly tickets will increase from R16 to R25 and monthly tickets will increase by over R100. This is a criminal extortion of the working class, another blow from the GNU on the living standards and betrayals of commitments and promises of sustainable public transport as an alternative to deadly pollution, accidents and chaos on the roads.”
