Bus strike leaves commuters stranded
- 19 Apr 2013 08:21 - Sapa
- Bus drivers have embarked on a national wage strike and demanded an 18% pay increase, says Satawu.
Protesters threaten 'to burn the Gautrain'
- 13 Mar 2013 14:36 - Jonisayi Maromo
- A group of irate commuters have threatened to torch Gautrain coaches if the authorities do not urgently improve the Metrorail train service.
Gautrain bus service struggles to attract commuters
- 19 Jan 2013 11:27 - Sapa
- The Gautrain bus system has been struggling to attract commuters and has been operating at its bare minimum especially during off-peak hours.
Video | Traversing the city's spine through art
- 05 Dec 2012 19:21
- From minibus taxis to the Gautrain, the Goethe Institute's SPINES festival explores public and private spaces in Jo'burg.
Gautrain bus drivers left stranded
- 10 Aug 2012 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
- Settlement talks for fired workers have stalled again after employer Mega Express skipped scheduled negotiations for a fifth consecutive time.
Cashless ticketing makes fares fair
- 08 Aug 2012 14:58 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent
- One ticket could get you anywhere in Gauteng.
The five-year plan at a glance
- 08 Aug 2012 13:53 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent
- The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has set out to identify and target short-term gains it can implement within the next five years.
Province to transform public transport
- 08 Aug 2012 13:04 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent
- Anyone that has used the Gautrain can attest to the pleasure and ease of using a properly-designed public transport system.
Apoplexy and ire (but no gum) as Gautrain breakdown strands commuters
- 17 Jul 2012 10:57 - Phillip De Wet
- Gautrain staff won't let passengers chew gum, but they'll apparently let them walk the tracks if their train breaks down on their morning commute.
Gautrain makes outlaw gum-slingers pay for their 'crimes'
- 17 Jul 2012 07:26 - Sapa
- Two sisters have been detained by Gautrain security for four hours and fined R700 for chewing gum, in a stern crackdown on transgressive behavior.
Gautrain bus driver dispute still unresolved
- 21 Jun 2012 19:24 - Kwanele Sosibo
- About 250 Gautrain bus drivers are still unemployed despite having been promised a "political solution" to their labour dispute.
Gautrain company's sleazy plan to 'capture' politicians
- 08 Jun 2012 00:01 - Stefaans Brümmer
- Documents drawn up during bidding show Bombardier went to extraordinary lengths to win the contract, including 'informal lobbying' of officials.
Gautrain: Massive secret payoffs
- 31 May 2012 21:00 - Stefaans Brümmer
- The Mail & Guardian can reveal the first evidence suggestive of bribery in the R26-billion Gautrain contract.
The Editorial: Greasing the Gautrain wheels
- 31 May 2012 17:39 - Editorial
- There have always been suspicions about the probity of the contracting process surrounding the Gautrain.
All aboard the Gautrain, comrades
- 17 May 2012 11:59 - Nelly Shamase
- The SACP has criticised the Gautrain project from its outset, but the investment arm of the party has a stake in the multibillion-rand project.
Gautrain announces changes to cope with 'huge demand'
- 20 Mar 2012 15:22 - Phillip De Wet
- Bombela has announced the Gautrain will be laying on additional capacity during revised peak hours, to cope with excellent demand from commuters.
Gautrain's final station set to open in Jo'burg city centre
- 28 Feb 2012 19:44 - Faranaaz Parker
- Gauteng's transport department has said the final phase of the Gautrain will be opened in the next few weeks.
Gautrain bus strike halted
- 10 Feb 2012 12:38 - Khanyi Ndabeni
- Now crisis management gets under way as commuters demand refunds for unused tickets.
Scrapping Gauteng toll road system a costly idea
- 10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- As well as impeding Sanral's ability to pay its debts, a definitive scrapping of the project may undermine the Gautrain's targets.
