Transport

Commuters left stranded by Metrorail in Cape Town

“Every day when I arrive at work I am already exhausted because of the shoving and standing inside the overcrowded trains.”

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Brief | 19 August 2019

MyCiTi suspension on N2 hits commuters hard

Khayelitsha commuters are battling with transport costs

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News | 16 August 2019

Eastern Cape villagers demand municipality fix their roads

Over 200 residents march to Intsika Yethu Municipality

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Brief | 15 August 2019

Man charged with torching Metrorail carriages remanded in Pollsmoor hospital

He will appear again in court on 29 August

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Brief | 1 August 2019

After 25 years of waiting for government, Ncwadi erupts in protests

“Now that we are doing what other communities are doing, police shoot at us. Protesting is the last option but we had no choice.”

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News | 30 July 2019

New Masiphumelele taxi rank open at last

The rank has stood unused since its completion in May

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Brief | 26 July 2019

Learners sing for new bridge to cross treacherous river to school

Scholars from Solomon Mahlangu High and Aston Gontshi Primary protested on Friday

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Brief | 19 July 2019

Bus shortage costs Polokwane commuters

“I earn R2,900 a month. Per week my transport fare is R420 using minibus taxis.”

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Brief | 17 July 2019

Masiphumelele’s R15-million new taxi rank cannot operate

City says taxi association has refused to sign a memorandum of agreement

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Brief | 15 July 2019

Immigrant food couriers risk death on South African roads

“When it rains, it’s trouble. Guys are falling all the time.”

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Feature | 2 July 2019

Somerset West residents will get long awaited pedestrian bridge

School children from Garden Village cross the busy N2 in peak traffic

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Brief | 28 June 2019

Transport minister dreams of bullet trains … but commuters want Metrorail to work now

Civil society and commuter groups tell Fikile Mbalula their demands

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News | 26 June 2019

Minister abandons commuters on train

After severe delays on Metrorail, transport minister Fikile Mbalula went back to his sirens and “blue light brigade”

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News | 25 June 2019

Rush to spend infrastructure millions in Uitenhage

Councillor says protest action has prevented municipality from fixing roads

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Brief | 20 June 2019

Public Protector lets PRASA off the hook

But Busisiwe Mkhwebane recommends Hawks investigate destruction of records

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Feature | 10 June 2019

Survivors of bus crash allege drivers failed to rest

Marsmery Travel and Coach has difficult questions to answer but the company is not answering its phone

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News | 10 May 2019