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Deadly Vaal ride to school
No single institution carries end to end accountability for ensuring a child’s journey to school is safe, leading to lethal consequences
Driver in fatal Vanderbijlpark crash charged with murder
Twenty-two year-old Ayanda Dludla also faces three counts of attempted murder, as well as charges of driving without a valid professional permit and operating an unlicensed vehicle
Barbara Creecy: Transport
SCORE: E The department of transport gets an E because its leadership has decided to manage chaos rather than regulate a crisis. The department might point to some wins like the…
Deaths on South African roads during the festive period up 5.3%
KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes
Delay in piloting of new driver’s licence cards as supplier is sought
The Department of Transport has not provided a new date for implementing of the pilot programme
Gauteng records South Africa’s highest festive season road crash fatalities so far
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga urged drivers to stop and rest during long-distance trips This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Truck drivers lament government’s slow moves to fix sector
The transport department says it is working on an 11-point plan to clean up the logistics industry and force businesses to comply with laws
Transport department outlines plans for public accessibility
Increase in road fatalities inspires strategic framework for transport
Court orders Mbalula to take action against attacks on long-distance buses, pending appeal outcome
Transport minister must develop a plan to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers as violent attacks continue
Millions of taxpayer’s money disappears down taxi industry’s dark hole
More than R1 billion has been set aside for the taxi recapitalisation scheme yet only 12% of taxis have been scrapped
Private sector can arrest Transnet’s decline, says rail association
Private sector investment is needed to solve the country’s logistics problems but poor rail infrastructure will prevent this from happening
Perfect storm: Heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal exposes reality of poor planning
In the face of climate change, inadequate urban planning in eThekwini exacerbates flooding and poor road maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal and the rest of South Africa affects food…
Driver’s licence pile-up ‘12 months long’
Court battles, Covid-19 restrictions and an ageing machine has resulted in a backlog of 1.4 million driver’s licence cards waiting to be issued
Pedestrian deaths up but road fatalities down over Easter
Easter long weekend under adjusted Level 1 Lockdown showed a 2.1% reduction in crashes, while fatalities decreased by 9.6%
The government is ‘not afraid of the taxi industry’ — Fikile Mbalula
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear