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Zukiswa Wanner spends time in Tanzania and decides that it is a place she could live in because of its people.
The UNTU embarked on a strike on Monday morning, demanding a 10% wage increase from the Bombela Operating Company which runs the Gautrain
South African drivers like to make up their own rules
Parents depend on often unroadworthy vehicles to get their children to school because provincial departments are not fulfilling their obligations
There is an increasing awareness that the current approach to public transport improvement is not sustainable
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The Daily Vox spoke to young people at taxi ranks in Johannesburg to find out how they think this could be prevented.
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The ads for penis enlargement in Cape Town’s Metrorail are getting a bit much for Hansie Smit who would prefer Gauteng’s speed and efficiency.
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Women have learned to become smaller, more silent and as invisible as possible while navigating their lives. No more!
Buses and trains will be used to transport people to Nelson Mandela’s memorial service at the FNB Stadium.
Lack of quality public transport services impacts on the city’s economic competitiveness.
Is South Africa finally moving towards an efficient commuter infrastructure?
In many countries cycling is a major form of public transport, especially in areas where people are poor and two wheels are cheap and convenient.
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Consumer inflation for June was lower than expected, but analysts still expect a number of factors to push it beyond its upper band of 6%.
Mpho Moshe Matheolane recalls a scary incident while riding in a taxi and wonders how to improve the South African public transport system.
Problems at the passenger train service Metrorail are detrimental to South Africa’s economic growth and development, says President Jacob Zuma.
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/ 13 February 2012
Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin says government is considering taking the responsibilities of Prasa and handing it to cities for management.
South Africa’s rail network needs investment of R97-billion to radically change the way South Africa travels.
In 2006 the City of Johannesburg drafted a transport action plan detailing how transport should work during the World Cup.
Some progress was made in wage talks between Prasa and labour unions on Monday, with the rail operator changing certain conditions of its offer.
The South African Trade and Allied Workers Union strike against Transnet will go ahead on Monday, but will not affect Gauteng Metrorail services.
The government’s suspension of the implementation of its bus rapid transit system has given the City of Johannesburg a nearly R400-million headache.
The Gautrain has created 11 700 direct jobs, Gauteng minister for local government Qedani Dorothy Mahlangu said on Tuesday.
The City of Durban on Friday suspended its public transport contract with embattled Remant Alton, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
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/ 6 February 2009
The first portion of a total of R1,2-billion in bus subsidies is to be paid next week, the Pretoria High Court heard on Friday.
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/ 31 January 2009
Jo’burg’s new rapid transit bus system is set to go despite some opposition, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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/ 28 January 2009
Bus operators can only afford to pay their staff wages for the next two weeks because of a subsidy shortage, it was reported on Wednesday.
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/ 8 December 2008
The SA Bus Operators Association will be filing papers against the Transport Department if it fails to come up with a R1,2-billion bus subsidy.
Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo unveiled a multimillion-rand public transport facility in Soweto on Thursday.
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/ 18 September 2008
Raphael Mweninguwe is forced into a close encounter with the notorious township ‘taxi’.
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/ 18 September 2008
In Addis Ababa taxi passengers are forced to fight for space. Abiy Temesgen demonstrates how to board a bus by using his mother as a human shield
Johannesburg taxi drivers this week threatened register their protest against escalating fuel prices.