Ex-soldiers to combat Metrorail vandals

[John Ashworth]

EX-SOLDIERS TO COMBAT METRORAIL VANDALS

Railways Africa On February 21, 2012 In South Africa

Western Cape Metrorail’s Riana Scott says 100 former soldiers are to be taken on to help combat vandalism which has reached epic proportions. Making up “strategically placed tactical response units”, they are to wear black uniforms. They will be joining 100 railway police, 130 permanent Metrorail protection services officials and 900 contracted security officers, working in two or more shifts. CCTV equipment is being intensively used in trying to apprehend miscreants. In one recent week, 26 arrests were made – most of them former security personnel who were supposedly guarding Metrorail property.