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It’s a tough life
Our unemployment rate , currently sitting at 32.7% makes for very depressing reading. The picture gets even more gloomy when we consider the fact that people who are willing and…
A daily battle: Commuters still suffer from apartheid spatial planning
For many people in South Africa, getting to work on time is a daily struggle which costs them a chunk of their earnings.
Unions take on bus bosses seeking wage exemptions
Five bus companies have applied to be exempt from the wage deal that was signed after the near month-long strike
Saftu slams bus bosses threatening to take wage deal to court
Five bus companies have applied for exemption from the wage agreement that put an end to the month-long strike
The indefatigable taxi is a symbol of defiance
Their history follows the trajectory of the struggle and they are an ever-present reminder of people power, writes Zaza Hlalethwa
#BusStrike: Taxis bracing for busy day as bus drivers go on strike
Bus services such as MyCiTi, Putco, Rea Vaya, Gautrain bus service and Algoa Bus Company are among those whose services will be suspended
Taxi associations deny shooting of Putco bus
Suggestions of "taxi violence" have been slammed after a bus was attacked amid outrage that taxi operators were not given the chance to tender.
End of the line for major Putco routes
Bus service Putco has said that it will not be renewing its transport contracts in three Gauteng municipalities – Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Sedibeng.
Bus strike leaves commuters stranded
Bus drivers have embarked on a national wage strike and demanded an 18% pay increase, says Satawu.
Putco condemns burning of buses
Putco on Monday condemned the burning of 22 buses and the damage done to 20 by angry protestors in Moloto Road in KwaMhlanga.
Commuters torch buses at KwaMhlanga
Commuters torched 21 Putco buses early on Monday on Moloto Road in KwaMhlanga. Putco said it would cost about R36-million to replace the buses.
Trains to run again in Pretoria following torching
The South African Rail Commuter Corporation will reintroduce trains on the Mabopane-Pretoria and De Welt-Pretoria lines in two weeks’ time, it announced on Wednesday. Six…