From one strike to another, first the busses and taxi’s and now Metrotrail. What an inconvenience for those who make use of Public transport on a daily basis. Thousands of people were left stranded last week to the bus and taxi strikes and thousands more will experience the same today with Metrorail being on strike.
It all well and good that Golden Arrow has offered to transport regular train users using the tickets but here comes the joke, the can only use their tickets after 8.30am. Most people start work at that time so what help is that. Not much if you ask me. More of an inconvenience actually. It is quite sad though as the public transport system is the lifeline of the city and with the 2010 Soccer World Cup coming up its quite scary that our public transport system is coming loose at the seams.
Well all we can basically do now is hope and pray that something gets done. We have less than a year left to the World Cup
Monday, August 17, 2009
CPUT Strikes August 2009
Voicing your problems or opinions is all well and good, it is our right in the end, but I’m sure that there is a better way to carry yourself in certain situations, and by all means you can truly say that the strikers behaved like “a bunch of animals during the August CPUT strikes.
I understand the reasoning behind the strikes after all I too am a student that pays the same registration fees and course fees as those who striked, but you don’t see me turning into a common thief and bully to air my views about increases. This isn’t the first time that CPUT students have striked for what they wanted. But I’m sure there is a more civilized way of doing this. Isn’t there? Or is this the only way they know how to behave when things don’t go their way. It’s very sad to think about.
These strikes are unfair and unnecessary especially for those such as myself and many others who are willing to pay for their education. We always get the short end of the stick; our classes are constantly getting cancelled due to these strikes.
Well the question is “What is CPUT doing to prevent such chaos on campuses?” Let’s hope that they are doing something otherwise be prepared for more classes being missed.
I understand the reasoning behind the strikes after all I too am a student that pays the same registration fees and course fees as those who striked, but you don’t see me turning into a common thief and bully to air my views about increases. This isn’t the first time that CPUT students have striked for what they wanted. But I’m sure there is a more civilized way of doing this. Isn’t there? Or is this the only way they know how to behave when things don’t go their way. It’s very sad to think about.
These strikes are unfair and unnecessary especially for those such as myself and many others who are willing to pay for their education. We always get the short end of the stick; our classes are constantly getting cancelled due to these strikes.
Well the question is “What is CPUT doing to prevent such chaos on campuses?” Let’s hope that they are doing something otherwise be prepared for more classes being missed.
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