Transport
“Violence is the only language our government understands”
Ngcobo residents block R61, demand better roads
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 7 August 2018
Taxi strike makes Cape Town’s transport misery worse
Torched busses cause Golden Arrow to cancel services to much of the Cape Flats
By Thembela Ntongana, Tariro Washinyira and Ashraf Hendricks
News | 6 August 2018
Who is burning Cape Town’s trains?
#UniteBehind sends letter to President Ramaphosa calling for perpetrators to be found
News | 1 August 2018
Gautrain workers strike for 10% wage increase and other benefits
Bombela offers 8.6%
By Zoë Postman
News | 30 July 2018
If commuters thought Metrorail couldn’t get worse, it did this week
Cape Town’s central line is operating with eight train sets. It needs 33.
By Tariro Washinyira and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 27 July 2018
#UniteBehind accuses Epping company of buying copper stolen from railways
SA Metal says its staff are trained to identify stolen material and to alert management immediately
Brief | 26 July 2018
Trenches filled up with mud mixed with sewage water in Port Elizabeth
“We wanted our streets to be upgraded. The roads are now worse.”
Brief | 23 July 2018
Eastern Cape taxis threaten “strike” unless road is tarred
Money budgeted for tarring road was diverted for disaster relief in 2009
Brief | 18 July 2018
East London taxi commuters left wet and unhappy
Municipality says it will start construction of a shelter this financial year
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 12 July 2018