https://www.bizcommunity.com//196/709.htmlSouth Africa news15Public Transport news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifhttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/709.htmlen-usSat, 12 Aug 2023 09:07:58 +0200https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/240903.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708542-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Santaco ends the taxi strike" align="left"><p><em>Update at 20:52 on Thursday 10 August: "Santaco has published a statement saying: "It is with profound relief that we announce the immediate cessation of the Stay Away. This comes after painstaking deliberations and immense pressure on all parties involved."</em><br><br></br><br><em>It further says that there is an agreement between the taxi association and government that the "next 14 days will be utilised to work towards the release of the vehicles that were wrongly impounded".</em></p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/240903.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=709&ct=1&ci=240903">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/240903.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 06:06:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/240752.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707938-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Transport minister calls for resolution to Cape Town taxi strike" align="left"><p>Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says the Department of Transport expects to meet with both the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and officials in the City of Cape Town following the taxi industry's suspension of services in the city.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/240752.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=709&ct=1&ci=240752">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/240752.htmlFri, 04 Aug 2023 09:17:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/239515.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/703107.jpg" width="208" height="117" alt="SA's taxi industry is not a profitable business anymore and needs tech to save it" align="left"><p>Being a taxi owner in South Africa is no longer a profitable business. This industry has been the biggest creator of Black entrepreneurs for decades and currently experiencing existential challenges.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/239515.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=709&ct=1&ci=239515">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/239515.htmlThu, 22 Jun 2023 16:30:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/535/239022.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2306/700625-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: Jakub Jirsak –" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Jakub Jirsak – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span><p>The Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has announced the commencement of the recruitment process to appoint a new Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) CEO when the current CEO's term ends.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/535/239022.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=535&ct=1&ci=239022">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/535/239022.htmlMon, 05 Jun 2023 15:57:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/237740.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2304/695130.png" width="208" height="117" alt="Dunlop celebrates top tyre dealers for outstanding 2022 performance" align="left"><p><a href="https://www.dunloptyres.co.za/" target="_blank">Dunlop Tyres South Africa</a> honoured its top performing independent franchise owners at the recent Dunlop Dealer of the Year 2022 Awards, which were held virtually on 28 March 2023.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/237740.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=485&ct=1&ci=237740">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/237740.htmlTue, 18 Apr 2023 10:26:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/236199.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2302/688549-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Gsalamander via" align="left"><br><span >Source: Gsalamander via [[wikimedia.org Wikimedia Commons]]</span><p>Minibus taxi association umbrella body, Santaco strike which was scheduled for today, 22 February 2023 has been called off following a successful meeting between the City of Cape Town, Western Cape Government and Santaco. Newly sworn-in Western Cape Minister of Mobility Ricardo Mackenzie met with leaders from Santaco to prevent a "stayaway" this week in the province.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/236199.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=709&ct=1&ci=236199">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/236199.htmlWed, 22 Feb 2023 08:35:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/233735.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/678965-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Buses set on fire in Cape Town as taxi strike starts" align="left"><p>Two buses were set on fire on Monday in Cape Town as local taxi associations embarked on a two-day strike to protest against the termination of an incentive programme.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/233735.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=709&ct=1&ci=233735">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/709/233735.htmlMon, 21 Nov 2022 14:52:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/547/233119.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2211/676577-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="The SCA on Tuesday rejected Siyangena Technologies’ appeal bid. Archive photo of Siyangena’s so-called “speed gates” at Cape Town Station. Photo: Kim Reynolds/GroundUp" align="left"><br><span >The SCA on Tuesday rejected Siyangena Technologies’ appeal bid. Archive photo of Siyangena’s so-called “speed gates” at Cape Town Station. Photo: Kim Reynolds/GroundUp</span><p>Ex-Prasa contractor "rightly found by the high court to have been complicit to the corruption, impropriety and maladministration".</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/547/233119.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=547&ct=1&ci=233119">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/547/233119.htmlWed, 02 Nov 2022 11:11:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/232785.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2210/675242-208x117.jpg?3" width="208" height="117" alt="Source:" align="left"><br><span >Source: [[www.unsplash.com]]</span><p>Uber Technologies will be launching an advertising division to increase revenue for the e-hailing giant.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/232785.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=12&ct=1&ci=232785">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/232785.htmlMon, 24 Oct 2022 09:43:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/546/232096.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2210/672431-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp" align="left"><br><span >Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp</span><p>Punitive costs awarded against minister. Intercape CEO says: "There is frustration and concern from both the citizenry and business over these ongoing failures on the part of the state."</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/546/232096.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=546&ct=1&ci=232096">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/546/232096.htmlMon, 03 Oct 2022 09:50:00 +0200Bizcommunity Public Transport South Africa