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Gautrain price hikes to kick in
Cape Town :: South Africa | 4 days ago
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Gautrain fares will rise by 6% next month, transport MEC Ismail Vadi said on Tuesday. The revised fares would come into effect on June 1, Vadi said in a statement released by Gautrain's management agency. Trips to the airport would increase by R10,
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Cape tolls unlawful, argues City
Cape Town :: South Africa | 9 days ago
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Sanral has not shown a shred of evidence to prove its proposed winelands tolling project has been properly authorised, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday. Geoff Budlender SC, for the City of Cape Town, said the SA National Roads Agency
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Several held on SA roads on Freedom Day
Polokwane :: South Africa | 28 days ago
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Ashref Ismail said in one incident, a man was caught driving 217 km/h in a 120km/h zone on the N1 near Mokopane, Limpopo. "It is alleged that the suspect, 39, became abusive towards the officers when he was arrested. [He was] taken to the Mokopane
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Bus drivers to strike nationwide
Cape Town :: South Africa | 1 month ago
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A nationwide bus strike will start on Friday, the SA Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) said. "The strike is a result of a wage negotiation deadlock," Satawu spokesperson Vincent Masoga said on Thursday. "We have demanded an 18% wage
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Power failures delay Pretoria trains
Pretoria :: South Africa | 1 month ago
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Trains operating in Pretoria's northern regions were delayed on Wednesday because of power failures, said Metrorail in Gauteng. The delays were "major" and lasted more than two hours, spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said. The power failures were caused
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City does not want Winelands toll
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 2 months ago
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Cape Town has been told by the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), that Sanral intends resuming the N1-N2 Winelands toll highway project, the City said on Wednesday. Mayoral committee member for transport Brett Herron said a review application
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Plans for KZN express train
Cape Town :: South Africa | 3 months ago
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A business express train linking Pietermaritzburg and Durban is being tested and could be ready for passengers this year, The Witness reported on Friday. During his state-of-the-province speech on Thursday, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize said a
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Metrorail: Human error caused train crash
East London :: South Africa | 4 months ago
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Human error caused a train accident in which 29 people were injured in East London, Eastern Cape, Metrorail said on Friday. "Preliminary investigations suggest that the incident was a result of human error on the part of personnel responsible for
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Union: Train driver was on final warning
Pretoria :: South Africa | 4 months ago
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The driver of the train that rammed into the back of another stationary train in Pretoria, had a 12-month final written warning for violating safety standards, it was reported on Saturday. The written warning meant that the driver was removed from
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Stander funeral open to public
Cape Town :: South Africa | 4 months ago
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Former South African mountain biking star Burry Stander will be laid to rest on the Stander family plot on Thursday at midday. Stander was killed after being hit by a minibus taxi while out training last Thursday. The church service will take place
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