Transport

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about public transport

We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

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News | 4 April 2024

Get the trains running immediately, say protesters

Cape Town commuters march from Heideveld train station to the station in Nyanga

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Brief | 3 April 2024

Eastern Cape town’s R7.6-million taxi rank left unused for years

Municipality blames taxi violence, but Ngqamakhwe’s local taxi association says the facility was never finished

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Brief | 27 March 2024

KZN villagers get new bridges to cross dangerous rivers safely

After pleading with government for years, the Welisizwe Bridge Programme has finally delivered four bridges in eMakhabeleni

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Brief | 12 March 2024

Relocation of more than 880 families from Cape Town central railway line completed

PRASA says it can now recover infrastructure and restore train services

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Brief | 16 February 2024

R9.7-million spent and three years later, still no bridge

Eastern Cape villagers say Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality has been promising them the bridge for 20 years

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Brief | 12 February 2024

Fire minister Dipuo Peters, rail activists demand

#UniteBehind wants President Ramaphosa to axe the deputy minister for allegedly enabling looting at PRASA

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Brief | 12 February 2024

Cofimvaba scholar transport protest enters third week

The Eastern Cape has increased its scholar transport budget to accommodate a shortfall of 12,000 learners

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News | 6 February 2024

Worker who earns R3,500 per month spends R1,200 on transport

Metrorail’s return to service remains extremely limited

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Brief | 1 February 2024

Cofimvaba parents protest after scholar transport cancelled

Dozens of learners are unable to get to Sikhoba Nombewu Technical School

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Brief | 26 January 2024

Education department blames transport department for scholar transport fiasco

Hundreds of learners are stuck at home and not in school

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Brief | 24 January 2024

Protesters bring Louis Trichardt to a standstill for one hour

Hundreds march demanding better services from government

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Brief | 23 January 2024

13-year-old boy walks and hitchhikes for an hour to get to school every day

Farm school has no scholar transport for about 80 keen learners

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Brief | 23 January 2024

Protesters call for total shutdown of Makhado

March over municipality’s failure to provide services planned for Tuesday

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Brief | 22 January 2024

Pietermaritzburg station opens but train delayed 10 hours

Passenger rail services were suspended at the station in 2021 due to vandalism and theft

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News | 12 December 2023

Trains to return to Stellenbosch by year end, says Metrorail

Residents struggling to pay for alternative transport look forward to the return of rail services

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News | 5 December 2023