The continent is embarking on a path to an electric public transport system, highlighting the importance of infrastructure investment
Increase in road fatalities inspires strategic framework for transport
Transport minister must develop a plan to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers as violent attacks continue
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The police have warned commuters about using these pirate taxis but people have no choice but to use them
Fears of renewed taxi violence are sparked after the body of a leader of the Congress of Democratic Taxi Association was found on sand dunes near Khayelitsha
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
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Cosatu meets to deliberate on its support for the governing party in the upcoming local government elections
But key route remains closed and affected areas halt issuing of operating licences
The flare-up of the taxi war in the Western Cape has again shown the industry’s ability to hold commuters, the state and the local economy to ransom
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But despite the calm, rival taxi associations have not yet made peace in their turf war
The closure of the Mbekweni/Paarl and Bellville route comes as negotiations between taxi operators fail and will affect thousands of commuters
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
Taxi boss Mandla Gcaba went on radio at the weekend to deny his taxis would be used to shuttle protesters to support his cousin, Jacob Zuma
The City of Cape Town has called on the police and transport ministers to establish a police unit to investigate public transportation crimes
Anxious Jo’burg, edited by Nicky Falkof and Cobus van Staden, acknowledges the city as a real place and not a horrifying stereotype
Efforts to reduce carbon emissions will hinge on the transport sector
South Africa’s buildings account for 40% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But the City of Johannesburg’s new draft green buildings policy aims to change that
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 presented to the ANC’s top body a proposal to establish a bank for taxi operators and to subsidise the industry
The party released its plan for the reconstruction of the country’s post-coronavirus economy on Friday. This would involve changes to Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act
The parent of two boys, Chulayo Thapelo Mthembu writes about the family’s experience of one son returning to school when they reopened on Monday
Choosing this path would create work for many while also building the infrastructure that the country needs
Early studies suggest that the Covid-19 can survive up to three days in droplets that are coughed or sneezed on to surfaces
The Competition Commission’s market inquiry reveals that South Africa’s public transport system remains skewed by class, advantaging middle- and high-income earners
Perhaps a commission of inquiry can shine the spotlight on public transport in Durban, where bus and taxi passengers have to contend with fare increases and disrupted services
The brand new vehicles will make their first trips in the coming days, across a city has lived with the deadly rhythm of combat in its outer suburbs
We will meet the MEC Transport Joburg to hand over a document about the advantages of non- motorised transport and the safety of cyclists
Many SADC countries are using scarce resources to service loans instead of offering public services
Emergency Taxi is competing with the likes of Uber and Bolt to give Johannesburgers other e-hailing transport options, using cheaper-to-run Qute cars
In a renewed crackdown, taxis and buses that ignore safety rules are being taken off the country’s roads
Gauteng public hearings on the Bill have been completed