March 20
South Africa: SAA-Takatso Deal Should Be Probed By Special Investigating Unit, MPs Say, but Gordhan Disagrees
'We would be failing in our duties as MPs if we did not ask Minister Gordhan to explain how SAA will sustain itself after 18 months.' Read more »
March 03
Zimbabwe: Apartheid Destruction of Zimbabwe's Air Force - 1982 Thornhill Mystery Solved
A South African government memorandum, squirrelled away by a former apartheid operative, has revealed the answer to a 42-year-old mystery: who was behind the devastating 1982… Read more »
March 05
South Africa: Concerns Raised As Another Livestock Carrier Set to Traverse Cape of Good Hope
The livestock carrier MV Bahijah, carrying 16,000 animals, will travel to the Port of Haifa in Israel via the Cape of Good Hope. While it's not expected to dock in South Africa,… Read more »
February 26
Mauritius: Norwegian Cruise Ship Halted At Mauritius Due to Outbreak
A vessel operated by Norwegian Cruise Line has been halted at Mauritius -- with passengers temporarily unable to disembark or board -- after several people became ill. Read more »
February 20
South Africa: Inside the Stinking Ship At Cape Town Harbour Carrying 19,000 Cattle to the Middle East
'If the smell in Cape Town CBD was so strong today, can one imagine what the animals have to smell inside the ship?" Read more »
February 12
South Africa: Court Orders SAPS to Investigate 'Organised Crime' Attacks On Intercape Buses
The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Makhanda issued a scathing judgment against the SA Police Service for failing to properly investigate attacks on Intercape buses and… Read more »
December 20, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town International Ranked Third-Best Airport in the World
London's Gatwick Airport is the world's third worst, based on metrics like being on time, what customers think of them and the food and shopping experience. Read more »
November 20, 2023
South Africa: Transnet's Financial Crunch Intensifies After Losing Millions in Revenue Due to Durban Port Inefficiencies
Delays and congestion at the biggest port on South Africa's east coast worsened from October this year, with Transnet blaming adverse weather conditions that contributed to its… Read more »
November 08, 2023
South Africa: Golden Arrow Set to Become Country's First Public Bus Service With an Electric Vehicle Fleet
The bus service has been testing electric vehicle buses since 2021. By 2025, it hopes to have at least 60 of these buses on Cape Town's roads. Its chief engineer says electric… Read more »
South Africa: Transnet Seeks Further Reprieve From R10 Billion Debt Repayment As Deadline Looms
Transnet has another portion of debt - worth almost R10bn - that has to be repaid by the end of December. Transnet told Daily Maverick it would deal with the debt in the same way… Read more »
October 26, 2023
South Africa: Transnet's Turnaround Plan Is Premised On Securing a R100bn 'Capital Injection' From Government
The more than R100bn financial support package that Transnet has asked the National Treasury for includes a R47bn equity injection or loan, and for the government to take over… Read more »
October 24, 2023
South Africa: Sanral Board Withdraws Controversial Preferential Procurement Policy, Cancels Advertised Tenders
About 80 Sanral tenders that are yet to close -- with a value of more than R11bn -- will be affected by the board's decision to withdraw a new preferential procurement policy, with… Read more »
October 22, 2023
South Africa: How the Presidency Aims to Fix South Africa's Collapsing Logistics Sector
Amid a new sense of urgency over a R500bn loss to the economy, the Cabinet will soon be shown a plan to increase private sector involvement in SA's railways and ports. Read more »
October 13, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town International Airport Runway Shut Down After Hydraulic Fuel Spill
Passengers were left frustrated on Thursday after the main runway at Cape Town International Airport was closed, causing flight delays and cancellations. Read more »
October 09, 2023
South Africa: Eastern Cape Needs R3.8bn a Year to Fix Potholes and Maintain Roads
MEC for Transport and Community Safety in the Eastern Cape Xolile Nqatha has told the provincial legislature that R3.8-billion a year is needed for road maintenance. Potholes have… Read more »
October 05, 2023
South Africa: State-Owned Transport Group Leadership Exodus Continues As Another Executive Resigns
Mzimela has been facing enormous pressure to resign because under her watch, Transnet's rail network, which she manages, has become inefficient and unreliable for big industry. Read more »
September 29, 2023
South Africa: Taxi Association Distances Itself From EFF's Planned Western Cape 'Shutdown' On Monday
The EFF has called for a 'shutdown' in the Western Cape on Monday, 2 October, over a number of issues, including 'unjust taxi impoundments'. But, unlike the August taxi strike, the… Read more »
September 21, 2023
South Africa: 'Police Don't Know What They Are Doing' - Intercape Asks Court to Order an Investigation Into 165 Bus Attacks
Calling it an 'application of desperation', long-distance bus company Intercape has now asked the Eastern Cape High Court to order the police to investigate a series of attacks on… Read more »
August 23, 2023
South Africa: Eastern Cape Judge Loses Patience With Police, Govt's Slow Response to Intercape Bus Attacks
In a scathing judgment on Wednesday, Judge John Smith from the Eastern Cape High Court made it clear to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chakunga, provincial Transport MEC Xolile… Read more »
August 21, 2023
South Africa: Why Another Western Cape Taxi Strike Is Unlikely to Unfold Despite Tension After Santaco's Legal Loss
Commuters and the public can breathe a sigh of relief after the Western Cape Division of the High Court declared an agreement signed between Santaco and local government to be an… Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Africa: Azikhwelwa! Apartheid History Shows the Way to Beat the Domineering Taxi Mafia
Apartheid segregation created the far-flung living areas that make commuting hell for most workers. The resistance to apartheid public transport may hold lessons for the problem of… Read more »
August 10, 2023
South Africa: Taxi Council Calls Off Western Cape Strike
Santaco called off its taxi strike in the Western Cape on Thursday evening, saying it would use the next 14 days to work on releasing vehicles that had been wrongfully impounded. Read more »
August 09, 2023
South Africa: Microcosm of a Fractured Society - Taxi Operators' Strike Is Not a Simple Black and White Issue
The Western Cape taxi operators' strike and its associated violence reveal much about our country and its politics. Suffering in the middle are commuters and bystanders -- ordinary… Read more »
South Africa: Western Cape Taxi Strike Extended for Two More Days Despite Santaco's August 9 End Date
The SA National Taxi Council originally said its strike in the Western Cape would end on 9 August. But on that day, the council failed to resolve its dispute with the City of Cape… Read more »
August 08, 2023
South Africa: Officials Play Blame Game Over Western Cape Taxi Strike As Commuters Suffer
On the sixth day of the Western Cape taxi strike, the word 'arrogance' was bandied about during two separate media briefings by national government officials on Tuesday. While… Read more »