No data? No problem in Jozi streets. Good news for local residents: some Rea Vaya bus stations in the city now have uncapped free wifi.

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has announced the opening of the Machadodorp interchange, thanks to two years’ work and R400-million expenditure.

Delta Airlines recently announced that it was abandoning its planned triangular flight route to South Africa: From Atlanta to Johannesburg with a tag-on flight to Cape Town.

The KZN Department of Transport has highlighted plans to upgrade and build new roads and bridges in the Nkandla Local Municipality.

A driver who allegedly failed to stop at a stop street is believed to be the cause of a road accident that claimed eight lives on Tuesday.

Traffic officers arrested 109 drunk drivers in the Eastern Cape. The arrests reportedly occurred in Mthatha over a period of two weekends.

Private airlines are unable to start operating routes that were previously allocated to the now mothballed national carrier.

After being debated and condemned for many years, the new drivers’ demerit system is almost here. Get the plans and the punishments here.

The DA says it’s time government ‘moves into the 21st century’ and begin the process to get vehicle registrations across South Africa onto online platforms.

Justice Project SA: ‘People who are driving around with expired vehicle licence disks and placing reliance on what the minister had to say at a speech and on Twitter… are going to find themselves in a bit of pickle when they get stopped by traffic cops.’

Preliminary figures released by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula show that festive road fatalities declined by 5.7%, some 2000 motorists have been arrested for various offences.

The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) has accused government of not seeing to their demands as an industry

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced earlier this year that R1.8 billion had been availed for the industry, to help it navigate the COVID-19 pandemic

President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to elaborate on government’s efforts to address flaws in the public transport system

MKMVA President Kebby Maphatsoe has denied the military wing is aligned to any faction in the ANC and has called on Mbalula to get Prasa’s affairs on track

Meanwhile, the search is on for the driver of the truck who fled the scene of the accident

The South African Police Service (SAPS) said they had also seized a bakkie and tools, which may have been used during the commission of the crime

According to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula, the National Taxi Lekgotla will take place next month on 29 October 2020.

The ANC said the claims are “unsubstantiated” and seek only to attack the integrity of Mbalula, who they have full confidence in.

Putting aside the horror stories usually associated with the taxi industry, the sector has been acknowledged as the ultimate choice of transport for South Africans and the thousands of jobs it creates

Gun shots rang out during Monday’s taxi strike, as police attempted to control the situation.

Taxi union Santaco say that taxi operators will only receive around R1 000 once-off from government, which falls well below their request.

Transnet say that they want to ensure that their employees spending is above board and rebuild trust after corruption allegations.

Prasa says the dismissal of four senior officials signals their crackdown on irregular procurement practices.

The minister has warned that the shockingly high taxi fare increases could be unlawful and is willing to take the matter up with the Competition Commission for final determination, should push come to shove