Transport
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
Taxi drivers march to Nyanga SAPS to demand better policing
They gave Nyanga police seven days to respond to their demands
Brief | 9 March 2026
Nine taxis torched in Nyanga
Driver and commuters concerned about resurgence of violent taxi feud
Brief | 6 March 2026
Rural Eastern Cape children left to hitchhike to school
About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year
Brief | 6 March 2026
Learners stand on bus steps with doors open to get to school
Government-contracted buses are chronically overloaded
Brief | 2 March 2026