Fikile Mbalula

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Energy Experts refutes claims that South Africa’s power crisis, with increased load shedding stages, is caused by alleged sabotage

By Kouthar Sambo Energy Experts refuted claims that South Africa’s power crisis, with increased load shedding stages, is caused by alleged sabotage. This comes after the African National Congress' (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula posted on platform X, formerly known as Twitter, claiming that Stage 6 load shedding is "clear sabotage." However, experts believe that Eskom's unreliable fleet and aging infrastructure could be the issue. Speaking on VOC’s DriveTime show […]

today12 February 2024

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New driving licences on the cards in SA to be piloted from 2023: Mbalula

LOCAL Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula says Cabinet has approved the replacement of the current driving licence card with a new card featuring secure design features and will comply with the international driving licence standard. South Africans will soon have to replace their licences cards with newly designed ones. This has been announced by Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, in Johannesburg on Friday. Mbalula says the new card will contain more security […]

today3 September 2022

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Fikile Mbalula stuck on train as Prasa restores Cape Town central line

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula was stuck in a train during a ride to monitor the reopening of Cape Town’s central line. The line has been closed since 2019 because of theft and vandalism. Mbalula, Western Cape MEC for mobility Daylin Mitchell, Cape Town mayoral member for human settlements Malusi Booi, Prasa and Metrorail employees and a media contingent took a train from the Cape Town train station to Langa at […]

today27 July 2022

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Transport minister to meet with taxi associations amid shutdown threats

By Tauhierah Salie Solomon The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in the Western Cape has distanced itself from calls for a national shutdown. It comes amid threats to bring the country’s roads to a halt, to get government to respond to industry concerns, particularly record fuel prices. The current coastal price of petrol is around R26 per litre and around R25 per litre of diesel. South Africans have been […]

today20 July 2022

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Covid-19 Taxi Relief Fund extended to 31 March 2023

LOCAL Transport minister, Fikile Mbalula, says they have extended the period for the disbursement of the Covid-19 Taxi Relief Fund to the 31st of March next year. He was speaking at the South African National Taxi Council’s elective conference in North West  on Monday. The minister urged the taxi council to ensure that every operator who meets the requirements receives their fair share of the fund. Mbalula estimates that the […]

today10 May 2022

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1.3 million expired driving licence cards still need to be renewed: Mbalula

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says there are 1.3 million expired driving licence cards that are yet to be renewed in South Africa. Mbalula was briefing the media at the Grasmere Toll plaza, south of Johannesburg, on Thursday. There is only one week left before the final deadline for the extended grace period for the renewal of driving licence cards that expired between March 2020 and August 2021. Mbalula says, “There […]

today29 April 2022

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‘Instead of fixing potholes?’- SA reacts to Mbalula’s ‘trip’ to Ukraine

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula's cryptic post about his “trip” to Ukraine has left social media abuzz with reactions. The minister, without any context, shared that he had “just landed in Ukraine”. The cryptic tweet came as social media users debated SA's response to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Mbalula also retweeted a statement by the Russian embassy in SA claiming it had received “a great number of letters of […]

today7 March 2022

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Mbalula assesses work on Metrorail Southern Line infrastructure upgrade

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, is assessing work on the upgrade of Metrorail Southern Line infrastructure which was vandalised when the service was stopped because of the pandemic. This comes after the Western Cape was granted a certificate to run the new Electric Motor Unit (EMU).   The EMU relies less on overhead cables that get vandalised and stolen. The Cape Flats and the Southern Lines are the only two lines […]

today3 March 2022

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774 lives lost on SA roads in January: Mbalula

Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula says 774 people have died on the country’s roads in January alone.  He was speaking at the M2 freeway in Johannesburg during the launch of a campaign that will see road statistics released monthly. Mbalula says most crashes occurred between Saturday and Monday and that in 90% of them, human error was the contributing factor.   “Today is another momentous occasion. A moment when we release […]

today21 February 2022

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