Transport
Taxi drivers protest over potholed roads and permit delays in Mangaung
The municipality officials agree to meet Botshabelo taxi operators
Brief | 16 April 2026
The boatmen of Lesotho: a lifeline for villagers
These boats are an essential mode of transport, ferrying people across the Senqu River in Qacha’s Nek
Feature | 15 April 2026
Dipuo Peters pays R190k to stop sheriff from taking her car
#UniteBehind says the amount Peters paid is “small compared” to her state capture “crimes”
Brief | 14 April 2026
Taxis block streets to demand repairs to potholed roads
Morning traffic on routes to Jansenville, Addo, Kariega, Gqeberha and Kliplaat brought to a standstill
Brief | 8 April 2026
Shosholoza Meyl faces uncertain future
Long-distance trains to return in 2027 but funding for locomotives is unclear
Brief | 23 March 2026
Bus drivers strike in Nelson Mandela Bay
Scores of commuters forced to find other ways to get to work and school
Brief | 17 March 2026
Flooding forces Limpopo schools to close
Heavy rains in Vhembe have washed away bridges and damaged roads
By Thembi Siaga and Elmon Tshikhudo
News | 17 March 2026
Lesotho pensioner’s epic journey to renew her social grant
Macharles Mahlekele, 86, spent a night in a stuck taxi and two days sheltering with strangers after a flooded river blocked her route home
News | 12 March 2026
Eastern Cape pensioners must give back the road grader they seized, court rules
Ugie villagers took control of the vehicle to protest against the municipality’s failure to fix roads
News | 11 March 2026