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Culpable homicide: The Quantum was allegedly attempting to overtake four vehicles when it collided head-on with an oncoming truck. Twelve learners were killed. Photo: Timothy Bernard/Independent Newspapers
ACCOUNTABILITY

Deadly Vaal ride to school

No single institution carries end to end accountability for ensuring a child’s journey to school is safe, leading to lethal consequences

  • Hasina Kathrada
8 min read
Ayanda Dludla was the driver of the minibus that was involved an an accident and led to the death of 14 children.
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION

Driver in fatal Vanderbijlpark crash charged with murder

Twenty-two year-old Ayanda Dludla also faces three counts of attempted murder, as well as charges of driving without a valid professional permit and operating an unlicensed vehicle

  • Hasina Kathrada
2 min read
Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy
BARBARA CREECY

Barbara Creecy: Transport

SCORE: E The department of transport gets an E because its leadership has decided to manage chaos rather than regulate a crisis. The department might point to some wins like the…

  • MG Reporter
1 min read
Transport minister, Barbara Creecy during Monday’s media briefing on the release of the preliminary 2024/2025 Festive Season Statistics in Pretoria. (Supplied)
BARBARA CREECY

Deaths on South African roads during the festive period up 5.3%

KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Cape were the hotspots for crashes

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
File photo
AARTO

Delay in piloting of new driver’s licence cards as supplier is sought

The Department of Transport has not provided a new date for implementing of the pilot programme

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
Gauteng has recorded the highest road fatalities to date during the 2023 festive season, Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga said on Friday. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
AND HOLLARD

Gauteng records South Africa’s highest festive season road crash fatalities so far

Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga urged drivers to stop and rest during long-distance trips This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
1 min read
Trucks were torched on the N2, N3 and N4 highways last week.
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR

Truck drivers lament government’s slow moves to fix sector

The transport department says it is working on an 11-point plan to clean up the logistics industry and force businesses to comply with laws

  • Lyse Comins
4 min read
In a study released by the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), 4 001 trucks and buses were recorded as being involved in fatal crashes from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022. (Photo by MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Transport department outlines plans for public accessibility

Increase in road fatalities inspires strategic framework for transport

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula
ATTACKS

Court orders Mbalula to take action against attacks on long-distance buses, pending appeal outcome

Transport minister must develop a plan to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers as violent attacks continue

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
Commuters using minibus taxis will not see tariff increases just yet as taxi associations refrain from fare increases despite rising fuel costs.
ANTHUS SERVICES 84

Millions of taxpayer’s money disappears down taxi industry’s dark hole

More than R1 billion has been set aside for the taxi recapitalisation scheme yet only 12% of taxis have been scrapped

  • Melody Emmett
7 min read
Transnet has underspent on maintenance of rail infrastructure by at least R27-billion over the past decade, according to an analysis by the African Rail Industry Association. (Photo: Dean Hutton / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AFRICAN RAIL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Private sector can arrest Transnet’s decline, says rail association

Private sector investment is needed to solve the country’s logistics problems but poor rail infrastructure will prevent this from happening

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Roads and other infrastructure has been damaged and at least 253 people have died. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)
ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO

Perfect storm: Heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal exposes reality of poor planning

In the face of climate change, inadequate urban planning in eThekwini exacerbates flooding and poor road maintenance in KwaZulu-Natal and the rest of South Africa affects food…

  • Kimberley Schoeman
  • Sheree Bega
9 min read
Stop sign: South Africa’s only machine that prints driver’s licence cards had to be sent to Germany to be repaired
CARD PRINTING MACHINE

Driver’s licence pile-up ‘12 months long’

Court battles, Covid-19 restrictions and an ageing machine has resulted in a backlog of 1.4 million driver’s licence cards waiting to be issued

  • Eunice Masson
5 min read
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear
COVID 19

The government is ‘not afraid of the taxi industry’ — Fikile Mbalula

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
3 min read
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has made strides in embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into its core operations, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable airport management on the African continent. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AARON MOTSOALEDI

South Africa’s travel ban commences

The travel restrictions will allow South Africa to turn back passengers arriving from areas affected by Covid-19 that are deemed high risk

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
3 min read
Public transport in Durban, bedevilled by two successive crony contracts, is regarded as wide open for corruption, taxi bosses said, echoing councillor concerns and the call for a commission of inquiry.
BHEKI NTULI

eThekwini commuters pay for council’s contracts

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

  • Greg Ardé
8 min read
The memorandum was signed by Infrastructure in South Africa, an entity of the department of public works and infrastructure; the national treasury; and the Development Bank of Southern Africa. (Madelene Cronjé/M&G)
ANNA MAJAVUXX

Still on temporary contracts after 12 years

Employees of the Expanded Public Works Programme have essentially become ‘permanent casuals’ who earn a pittance and have no job security

  • Anna Majavuxx
7 min read
JOBURG CYCLISTS … CALL TO ACTION (Photo Archive)
ADVERTORIAL

JOBURG CYCLISTS … CALL TO ACTION

We will meet the MEC Transport Joburg to hand over a document about the advantages of non- motorised transport and the safety of cyclists

  • Advertorial
5 min read
‘It is dark but there is light at the end of the tunnel
BLADE NZIMANDE

Prasa chair: New board members ‘won’t stick heads in sand’

After eight months, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s annual report for 2016/17 is close to being finalised

  • Lameez Omarjee
4 min read
“The ‘Gauteng on the Move’ App fits into the province’s modernisation agenda
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

On the go: New mobile app to make travelling easier

The transport modes covered by the app are Gautrain, Metrobus, A re Yeng, Rea Vaya, Metrorail, Johannesburg City Sightseeing Bus, Tshwane Bus Services

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read