Transport
Climate Week kicks off with a train trip from Cape Town to Khayelitsha
Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects communities
By Alice Scott and Emihle Ngwane
News | 1 September 2026
Durban train usage down 41% in one year
GroundUp rode a near-empty train past mounds of uncollected rubbish
News | 1 September 2026
Rural community wins court battle for access road
Ehesini’s impassable road in the Eastern Cape cut off villagers, left children struggling to access schools and ambulances unable to reach villages
Law | 27 August 2026
Pietermaritzburg’s R1-billion transport flop
No buses operate on Msunduzi Municipality’s failed public transport system
News | 13 July 2026
Eastern Cape scholar transport operators on strike over unpaid wages
Transport department says it’s working overtime to fast track “legitimate outstanding invoices”, but learners are missing school
Brief | 29 May 2026
Billions in flood damage to Western Cape roads
Province to apply for disaster relief funding to rebuild roads and infrastructure
By Liezl Human
Brief | 28 May 2026
Commuters to pay up to R5 more on taxi fares from Monday
Taxi association says some drivers are struggling to meet their loan payments and have had their vehicles repossessed
Brief | 15 May 2026
Taxi operators call for urgent relief as fuel prices rocket
Cape Town commuters brace for looming taxi fare hike
Brief | 8 May 2026
The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why
While government is doubling down on oil and gas, renewable energy would free us from foreign price shocks
By Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana
Opinion | 8 May 2026