THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 11:29 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 11:29
Transport scandal

Union says Prasa boss went off the rails

Prasa chief Lucky Montana is accused of tender irregularities worth more than R1-billion and organising an unauthorised trip to Cape Town for friends.
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Mohlala: Violations of privacy make e-tag terms illegal

The terms and conditions signed by motorists when registering for toll road e-tags are not in line with the CPA, the consumer commissioner says.
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Roads

A heavy toll: Sanral ratings under review

The e-tolling fracas in Gauteng is adding to the road agency’s unsustainable debt, and casting doubts on the government's overall transport strategy.
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E-tolling regulations are 'overkill', says NCF

The National Consumer Forum believes the e-tolling system planned for Gauteng's highways may lead to the abuse of consumers' rights.
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Deadly N3 records 75% drop in road deaths

Toll operators say road deaths dropped by 75% during the 2011 festive season on the N3 highway between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Holiday death toll lies at 1 475

Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele says at least 1 475 people died on South Africa's roads during the festive season.
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Traffic bosses rake up speeding fines

Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele and the Road Traffic Management Corporation's Collins Letsoala have run up a raft of fines in the past three years.
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Taxi industry takes women on board

Not only does it want more of them as drivers, it also regards them as serious business partners.
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Cops under investigation after cyclists killed by police van

A case of culpable homicide is being investigated after a police van hit and killed two cyclists who were riding on a tandem bicycle in Kliprivier.
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Ndebele backtracks on call to seize drivers' licences

The transport minister agrees it is unlawful to confiscate drivers' licences on the spot, but remains set on forcing reckless motorists off the road.
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Minister tells traffic cops to confiscate drivers' licences

It might be unconstitutional, but that hasn't stopped the transport minister from instructing police to confiscate the licences of traffic offenders.
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Over 900 killed on SA's roads this December

The Road Traffic Management Corporation has said more than 900 travellers have been killed on South Africa's roads so far this December.
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Transport minister to decide on toll road funding method

A report detailing the public's view on the Gauteng tolling system will be sent to Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele after a vote by the legislature.
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Cosatu to turn Gauteng's streets red over tolls

Cosatu says it will go ahead with mass action at the end of February next year against the implementation of the Gauteng tolling system.
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Twenty killed in Karoo minibus, truck crash

Twenty people have died following an accident involving two minibuses and a truck in the Karoo on Tuesday morning, Western Cape police say.
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Tolls petition will be concluded in two weeks

A joint petition against the planned Gauteng highway tolling system will be sent to Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele within 14 days.
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South Africans ripped off by travel agencies

According to research, South Africans are being ripped off by travel agencies who do not provide the best available flight prices for customers.
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Scrap the tolls or else, warns Cosatu

Cosatu and other petitioners have threatened strike action should Sanral's planned open road tolling system for Gauteng not be scrapped.
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Transport minister launches new road safety campaign

Sibusiso Ndebele has launched the I-Pledge road safety campaign, hoping to change the behaviour of drivers in a bid to bring down the road death toll.
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Transport minister puts the brakes on toll road plans

Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele has put on ice all plans for new projects involving the tolling of national roads while more consultation takes place.
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