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Putco has suspended bus services from Thursday until further notice due to diesel shortages as a result of an outstanding subsidy from the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport. "The disruption...
The Department of Transport says the country's only driving licence printing card machine has broken down again. In a statement on Wednesday, the department said the machine underwent routine...
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has embarked on a previously announced official trip to China. He is leading a delegation to meet with his counterparts in the Chinese government as part...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) says the construction of the Rea Vaya bus rapid transit (BRT) depot, in Selby, is nearing completion, with Phases 2A and 2B complete, while Phase 2C...
Intercape is suing Police Minister Bheki Cele for what it terms the “complete and utter failure” of the police to stop attacks against the long-distance bus service operator. The company has...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has restarted the Langa to Nyanga commuter rail service on Cape Town’s Central Line after three years of dormancy. “The devastation that we...
The City of Cape Town (CoCT) has completed its preliminary financial analysis and impact assessment report as part of a feasibility study on the devolution of commuter rail services from the...
The proposed capital budget for the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate, announced last week, amounts to roughly R8.3-billion over the next three financial years, with more than...
Intercape is suing Minister of Police Bheki Cele for what it terms the “complete and utter failure” of the police to stop the attacks against the long-distance bus service operator. The company has...
JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) has completed the disposal of it entire interest in the Bombela Concession Company (BCC) to a wholly owned subsidiary of Intertoll International. At a general...
Promising to be different, consistently affordable and safer than other ride-hailing platforms operating in South Africa, Sandton-headquartered BozaRide launched in three major metropolitan...
For South Africa to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the transport sector to zero, between 15% to 20% of road traffic must move to rail. This shift is also key in addressing road congestion, and...
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says he has written to new Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, asking her to fast-track rail devolution “as a top priority”. Chikunga’s appointment follows a...
Mobility app Bolt says it will invest €500-million in its African operations over the next two years. The funds will be used to expand the company’s services in Africa and to create opportunities...
Following numerous appeals to national government to act against a scourge of violence and intimidation against Intercape in recent years, the long-distance coach company has now called on newly...
The board of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA has instituted an internal inquiry into its chair Leonard Ramatlakane following a report that he moved his family into a luxury house belonging to the...
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says he wrote new Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga this week asking her to fast-track rail devolution “as a top priority”. Chikunga’s appointment follows a...
The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is ready to go to market with the tender for the reconcessioning of the 80-km rapid-rail system, says CEO William Dachs. The GMA, an agency of the Gauteng...
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says an accident occurred at its Salt River depot, in the Western Cape, on February 27, claiming the lives of a PRASA employee and a contractor....
Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to announce incentives for household energy security, a national subsidy for local governments to ramp up solar...
Shareholders of JSE-listed Murray & Roberts (M&R) have voted in favour of the R1.38-billion sale of the company's entire interest in the Bombela Concession Company to infrastructure and toll...
The head of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s infrastructure and investment office warned that the nation’s power, rail and water reticulation systems are in a dire state and that fixing...
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) this week rolled out two electric buses, which have already started transporting students across its campuses. The buses are part of the university's plans to...
In this article, Royal HaskoningDHV smart mobility director Bongani Mthombeni-Möller writes about the infrastructure challenges facing South Africa and what can be done to solve these for the...
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to confirm whether government intends scrapping its plans to devolve the operation of passenger rail to local authorities....
Train manufacturer the Gibela Rail Consortium is offering 150 bursaries in 2023 in engineering, manufacturing, computer science, supply chain and logistics, and various trade fields at universities...
President Cyril Ramaphosa must appoint a competent person to the “critical portfolio” of Transport Minister; someone “who is able to bring order, stability and accountability to the sector”, says...
Peer-to-peer ride-hailing platform inDrive says all inDrive application (app) users in South Africa can use the service without incurring mobile data costs, as the company will cover the cost for...
A court judgment will compel Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to “urgently” address attacks against long-haul bus operator Intercape. The Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda on Tuesday ordered...
Using various solutions from infrastructure engineering software developer Bentley Systems, lead contractor PT Wijaya Karya (WIKA) was able to complete the construction of an integrated high-speed...
Many Australian construction companies are actively employing people, especially those who have a digital background, to address the country’s skills shortage, particularly in major infrastructure...
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) has completed the new state-of-the-art Drieziek public transport facility, in Orange Farm. The all-weather and aesthetically pleasing Drieziek public...
Standard Bank is starting to roll out a digital taxi payment app that it believes will relieve the stress of having the right cash on hand for a minibus taxi trip. The app is also set to assist...
Commuter rail service Metrorail has resumed the weekday train service between Naledi, in Soweto, and Johannesburg, effective November 28. The service which will make use of the entity’s new...
Mobility platform Uber has about 20 000 drivers and delivery people earning an income through the Uber and Uber Eats apps in South Africa, which have more than 2.1-million active platform users,...
The South African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) has endorsed the training and development of 28 female bus and truck drivers. This is in collaboration with Clarendon Transport Underwriting...
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