The department of transport says it will issue the smart driver’s licence card by October
Drunk driving a major concern for road safety: 39 people arrested for driving under the influence.
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
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The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC
If South Africa is moving from being a dominant-party system to a more vibrant, multiparty democracy, as these elections indicate, then coalitions are going to have to become the norm
Detractors of Minister Pravin Gordhan are expected to use the recent rounds of blackouts said to have affected the ANC’s election results as a launching pad to call for his removal
Some ANC members claim Tshwane’s regional executive committee is ‘dysfunctional’, but leaders will assess the situation only after the local government elections
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ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature
The organisation has sent another letter to staff members saying that salaries for July, August and September will not be paid on 25 September
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
But key route remains closed and affected areas halt issuing of operating licences
Western Cape government cuts off its Blue Dot incentive payments to Cata and Codeta and financial support agreement with Santaco
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The Western Cape taxi war now threatens commuters on the Golden Arrow bus service, with talks between various stakeholders not yielding a solution
State-owned entities have to match society’s expectations with harsh economic realities
Though it is enshrined in our constitution, the right to differ within one’s political party is not always enacted in practice. Here’s why it’s better to allow dissent
PTT is “full of people who were close to Ace but now have dumped him”, says source in the Free State ANC
With high-profile savagery by the police becoming routine, what can be done to transform our broken relationship with law enforcement?
Magashule’s group and ANC outsiders have made moves to get the president and others to also stand aside
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Easter long weekend under adjusted Level 1 Lockdown showed a 2.1% reduction in crashes, while fatalities decreased by 9.6%
Artist-run platforms are overtaking traditional media, but what does this mean for a critical approach?
The City of Cape Town has called on the police and transport ministers to establish a police unit to investigate public transportation crimes
Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all
The national coronavirus command council will meet next week to discuss ways it can clamp down on the increasing Covid-19 infections. This is after the cabinet met this week to express its concerns
The transport minister uses humour, which his targets don’t find funny, to survive in tough times or to divert attention from a problem.
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
The transport minister presented to the ANC’s top body a proposal to establish a bank for taxi operators and to subsidise the industry
The ANC either does not understand the best interests of those it was elected to serve — or it knows and doesn’t care
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear
After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline
For 20 years ministers in charge of the police have been telling them to beat up or kill criminals
The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system. But its drivers, at the mercy of their bosses and government, are struggling to survive the new Covid-19 rules
Regulations for taxis have been relaxed over the last few days of the lockdown prompting criticism. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula however, has defended the decision