June 08, 2023
South Africa: Calls to Regulate E-Hailing Services After Vehicles Torched and Drivers Assaulted
A highly charged meeting at the Kliptown Police Station on Wednesday to quell the feuding between e-hailing services and taxi operators centred on regulation. Read more »
May 30, 2023
South Africa: 'Unimaginable Tragedy' As Five Pre-Teen Learners Killed in Horror Smash in Cape Town
Cries from parents could be heard just metres from the scene of a horror crash in Mitchells Plain on Tuesday morning as news broke that their children had died while being… Read more »
May 17, 2023
South Africa: Beijing's Offer of Help in Power Crisis Was Why Eskom Chief Tagged Along to China - Gordhan
Eskom acting CEO Calib Cassim, and two others, went along to China to assess an offer of assistance, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told MPs on Wednesday regarding the… Read more »
May 14, 2023
South Africa: Unplugged - Why Is South Africa So Far Behind On the Race to Electrify Vehicles?
In the midst of what seems like a never-ending energy crisis, it seems absurd to consider electrifying our transport. But the global race to electrify vehicles is picking up -- EVs… Read more »
April 04, 2023
South Africa: Trade Union Numsa Threatens Nationwide Bus Strike Ahead of Busy Easter Weekend
Trade union Numsa has for the second year in a row warned of a national bus strike over stalled wage negotiations on the eve of the Easter weekend. Read more »
March 14, 2023
South Africa: 'Misleading' Claims and Transnet Fear Over Harbour Space Derail Karpowership Plans for Now
Karpowership's plan to park three large ships in Coega harbour has been derailed - for now. Not for environmental reasons, but because Transnet wants to build a new liquid bulk… Read more »
February 21, 2023
South Africa: Even the Opposition Cheers As Gauteng Premier Lesufi Announces the Scrapping of E-Tolls
There were sighs of relief, cheers and applause inside the Johannesburg City Hall on Monday night when Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced the 'permanent' demise of disastrous e-tolls… Read more »
February 16, 2023
South Africa: Cape Town Learners Stranded By 'Taxi Mafia' Blocking Scholar Transport
Parents and their children from Khayelitsha and surrounding areas were left frustrated this week as minibus taxi operators blocked scholar transport from taking children to school. Read more »
February 07, 2023
South Africa: All Cape Town Train Lines Will Be Fully Operational By Year End - Transport Minister
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula was decidedly upbeat during two visits to Prasa sites in Cape Town on Tuesday. Read more »
December 05, 2022
South Africa: How President Ramaphosa's Plan to Fix South Africa's Rail Network Has Derailed
The much-vaunted plan, which involves allowing private sector players to independently run trains and invest in Transnet's infrastructure, has bombed. And the state-owned… Read more »
October 04, 2022
South Africa: Four Suspects Charged in North West Court Over Dubious Multimillion-Rand SA Express Contract
Zondo Commission found that an SA Express contract worth R400-million was riddled with procurement irregularities and money was paid for services not rendered. Read more »
August 01, 2022
South Africa: Why Freight Costs and Not Oil Are to Blame for the Spike in Global Inflation
Dr Roelof Botha is economic adviser to the Optimum Investment Group. Read more »
July 12, 2022
South Africa: NPA Mum On Appointment of Special Team to Investigate Wrongdoing At Prasa
There is no clarity yet on whether the NPA has appointed a team to oversee the investigations and prosecutions of those implicated in wrongdoing at the rail agency -- which the… Read more »
June 27, 2022
South Africa: Drivers and Firms Don't Think Much of State's Plan to Defuse Protests Over Hiring Foreigners
Truck drivers and trucking companies have not been won over by a government action plan aimed at tackling tension on the highways. Read more »
June 23, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa 'Fell Short' in Fighting Corruption At Prasa, State Capture Inquiry Finds
In the final report of the State Capture inquiry, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has blasted not only the ANC but specifically President Cyril Ramaphosa for not assisting Popo Molefe… Read more »
South Africa: Chief Justice Calls for Special Commission to Investigate Prasa's Implosion
The rail agency -- which is supposed to provide an efficient, safe and cheap form of public transport to millions of commuters -- has been crippled by mismanagement, corruption and… Read more »
June 20, 2022
South Africa: Committee Releases 'Action Plan' to Eradicate Truck Blockades
The interministerial committee on the trucking and logistics industry on Monday released an 11-point 'action plan' in the hopes of eradicating truck blockades on SA's roads, such… Read more »
June 16, 2022
South Africa: Truck Blockade on National Road an 'Act of Economic Sabotage' - Durban Commerce Chamber
Traffic on the N3 started flowing again on Thursday evening after a day of blockades by trucks seriously disrupted traffic on the normally busy Van Reenen's Pass. The blockade shut… Read more »
June 08, 2022
South Africa: Transnet and Prasa Fork Out Billions to Combat Theft and Vandalism
The costs of security at state-owned enterprises Transnet and Prasa are increasing significantly. Parliamentarians and the two rail agencies are looking at solutions to the… Read more »
June 06, 2022
South Africa: SA Lags As More Electric Cars Take to the Roads in Other Parts of the World
With the hike in the petrol price and the effects of climate change already raining down on South Africa, a shift from the internal combustion engine can't come soon enough. There… Read more »
May 30, 2022
South Africa: It's All About Speed Boats, Not Oil Tankers, Says TymeBank Chief As They Reorganise for Growth
Starting a new bank is brutal and brutally complex, says TymeBank co-founder Coen Jonker. And sometimes you need to shuffle your people to get the best out of them, for the best of… Read more »
May 23, 2022
South Africa: John Lamola's Dual Role At SAA Flies in the Face of Good Corporate Governance - Institute of Directors
The chief executive of the Institute of Directors South Africa, Parmi Natesan, noted that John Lamola's appointment as SAA chief executive by the Department of Public Enterprises… Read more »
May 10, 2022
South Africa: Few Details, No Deadline On SAA Purchase Deal Leaves Public Spending Watchdog in the Dark
The deal with Takatso consortium for 51% of SAA shares remains a work in progress, or live transaction, and commercial sensitivities meant details of the deal were not shareable,… Read more »
South Africa: Ailing Mango Airlines' Fate Still in Doubt While State and SAA Refuse to Fund Restructuring
Sipho Sono, Mango Airlines' business rescue practitioner, is in talks with lawyers about approaching a court to compel the Department of Public Enterprises and SAA to release money… Read more »
May 08, 2022
South Africa: Jet Fuel Shortages At OR Tambo International - Acsa to Update On Monday
Jet fuel shortages at OR Tambo International Airport continue as the Airports Company South Africa declines to confirm or deny speculation that the situation has deteriorated even… Read more »