Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) could help to overcome poor transport infrastructure, as only one-third of Africans live within 2 kilometers of an all-weather road. Making sure that the remaining two-thirds have access to decent roads will...
The Democratic Alliance has released a statement in which they warn South Africans about the new Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Amendment Act (AARTO) laws. The laws will see drivers fined up to R500 if they do not pay for the...
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has assured the taxi industry that he would meet with them to address concerns over the revised taxi recapitalisation programme. Mbalula launched the revised plan on Friday. It offers operators R140,000 to...
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled a Ministerial War Room on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) that is aimed at aggressively improving the quality of the country’s passenger rail service. The war room will focus on...
South Africa’s transport industry is plagued with issues like congestion and access to safe and reliable public transport – however, entrepreneurs may hold the key to providing solutions geared towards smarter mobility. Ben Pullen, CEO of...
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has called on those tasked with resolving the e-toll saga to take the matter seriously. The minister forms part of a presidential task team formed to find a solution to the debacle, which has seen public defiance...
Transport Minister Blade Nzimande recently announced a revised taxi recapitalisation programme (RTRP), which aims to transform the taxi industry by scrapping old vehicles. RTRP is an initiative by the government to bring about safe and reliable...
Minister of Transport Blade Nzimande has asked the Western Cape Provincial Government to suspend plans to rollout Phase 4B of the George Integrated Public Transport Network (GIPTN). Nzimande made this request after receiving correspondence from...
Passenger rail remains the backbone of land-based public transport networks across the world. Unfortunately, the passenger rail service across South Africa, and particularly the Western Cape, has been in a state of crisis characterised by declining...
