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AfriForum Calling on Government to “scrap” SA’s five-year driver’s licence

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‘A necessary law’: Transport Minister lauds ruling on AARTO Act

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AfriForum Calling on Government to “scrap” SA’s five-year driver’s licence

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‘A necessary law’: Transport Minister lauds ruling on AARTO Act

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City of Johannesburg: Unlimited, free wifi at Rea Vaya stations

By Siseko Gwegwe06-09-2021 16:08

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.

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Mzansi roads: Fikile Mbalula announces new R400-million interchange in Mpumalanga

By Siseko Gwegwe06-09-2021 11:08

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

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Government urged to review rejection of Delta’s CT route application

By Lorne Philpot25-06-2021 15:38

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.

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Nkandla to get nine new roads and bridges: R2,4 billion budgeted

By Lyse Comins07-06-2021 11:26

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

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Road Accident Latest: Eight killed in horror KwaZulu-Natal crash

By Lyse Comins06-04-2021 18:06

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.

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Mthatha’s drunk driving shame: Over 100 people nabbed in two weekends

By Natasha Bezuidenhout31-03-2021 13:32

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

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Frustrated airlines blocked from using routes monopolised by SAA

By Lorne Philpot01-02-2021 11:42

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

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Motorists beware: Drivers’ demerit system just six months down the road

By Kevin MacGregor11-01-2021 18:20

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

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Mbalula ‘reckless’ for excluding vehicle discs in licence extensions – DA

By Riyaz Patel10-01-2021 15:21

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.

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Motorists warned: Mbalula’s promise to ‘fix’ licence extensions not official

By Riyaz Patel09-01-2021 13:21

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.’

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Four killed in road crashes in KZN and Gauteng

By Riyaz Patel27-12-2020 13:52

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.

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Gauteng Traffic Police condemn taxi strike violence

By Thabo Baloyi18-11-2020 12:31

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

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Taxi drivers strike over COVID-19 relief fund

By Thabo Baloyi18-11-2020 08:42

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

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Ramaphosa: Taxi Lekgotla must emerge with blueprint to stop road carnage

By Thabo Baloyi26-10-2020 09:37

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

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Maphatsoe hits back at Mbalula, calls him ‘stupid’

By Thabo Baloyi13-10-2020 15:34

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

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Fikile Mbalula ‘horrified’ by deadly KwaZulu-Natal crash

By Thabo Baloyi22-09-2020 16:04

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

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Man arrested for stealing copper cables worth over R500 000

By Thabo Baloyi15-09-2020 14:06

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

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National Taxi Lekgotla is reimagining an industry of the future – Mbalula

By Andrea Chothia11-09-2020 20:00

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

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ANC rubbishes Mbalula corruption allegations by ‘faceless individuals’

By Dan Meyer07-09-2020 17:38

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

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Taxis make up the bulk of all public transport in SA

By Thabo Baloyi26-06-2020 11:43

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

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By Siviwe Breakfast22-06-2020 14:11

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

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Santaco unhappy with government’s taxi relief package offer

By Dan Meyer19-06-2020 17:37

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

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

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Prasa officials dismissed amid procurement irregularities

By Siviwe Breakfast08-06-2020 18:13

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

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Mbalula to engage the taxi industry on massive fare hikes

By Thabo Baloyi07-06-2020 17:40

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

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