President of the Republic felt what thousands of commuters feel every day when going to work after he was stuck on a train from Mabopane to Bosman for several hours.
Picture © Twitter /Aldrin Sampear / eNCA
By Tsireledzo Michael.
As part of the 2019 general election campaign, President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Monday boarded on a train from Mabone to Bosman; unfortunately, it was just another day in Prasa trains that always delay. The president was stuck for over 2 hours inside a full train with commuters heading to work and school.
The train which was reported 2 hours late on departure had to delay more hours before arriving at the Pretoria Station. Most commuters resorted to boarding off the train and walk meanwhile others had to catch taxis at the nearby highway.
This trauma is experienced on a daily basis throughout South Africa and this was a great experience to the highest authority. The president was also reported to be late for the ANC Top Six meeting scheduled for today.
Watch some of the moments captured by eNCA’s Aldrin Sampear throughout the journey.
AND now the train is stuck … With The President of The Republic. At this rate the commute from Mabopane to Bosman would be 2hrsDon’t forget that the train was already 2 hours late @eNCA pic.twitter.com/JloZhkiV4x
— Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) March 18, 2019
NOW commuters resort to jumping off the stuck train …The Pres is still in the train … It is ROUGH. What will Prasa say? @eNCA pic.twitter.com/WRtAvbbW0S
— Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) March 18, 2019
Pres Ramaphosa confirms he will be late for the ANC Top 6 meeting due to the “Stuck Train”The Pres along thousands others on the train are LATE.
Gogo in the 2nd Pic hoped be in Kliptown by 9, she woke up at 4am. It’s now 10:28 and we still not in PTA
Technicians here. pic.twitter.com/IP3YLATWgM
— Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) March 18, 2019
— Aldrin Sampear (@AldrinSampear) March 18, 2019
