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Public transport services in the WC set to continue amid EFF shutdown

By: Aneeqa du Plessis With the EFF’s proposed national shutdown set to take place next week Monday, public transport users have shared their anxiety on whether services will be disrupted to and from places of work. However, Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) Spokesperson Bronwen-Dyke Beyer has assured passengers that services will continue as per normal. “Golden Arrow is contracted to the provincial department of mobility and is obligated to operate […]

today16 March 2023

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CPT’s GABS working to secure solar-powered electric vehicles busses

LOCAL Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services is working hard to secure solar-powered electric vehicles. According to reports, the service had begun exporting energy to the City of Cape Town last year, after investing into rooftop solar power in 2017. Although imported buses are due to arrive for testing next month, the aim is to locally manufacture and roll out 60 electric busses by 2024. At least two buses have […]

today30 July 2022

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Western Cape requests more soldier deployment amid rising taxi violence

The Western Cape province has made an official request for a deployment of more soldiers to quell the ongoing taxi violence in the province. The soldiers are assisting law enforcement officials to bring stability in the affected routes. At least 24 people have been killed in the past two weeks in an ongoing feud linked to warring taxi associations, the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Congress of Democratic […]

today23 July 2021

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Golden Arrow Bus Services validity of tickets gets extended

With the levels of the national coronavirus lockdown easing and more people making their way back to work via public transport, the Golden Arrow Bus Services has decided it is in the best interest of its customers to change the validity of their weekly and monthly bus tickets in an effort to lessen the strain on commuters. Speaking on the VOC Breakfast show on Monday morning, the company’s spokesperson Bronwen […]

today19 October 2020

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Public transport commuters reminded that “its not business as usual” under level 4 restrictions

By Tauhierah Salie Western Cape authorities have urged public transport operators and commuters to adhere to all Level 4 regulations under the national lockdown, as thousands of employees head back to work this week. In a bid to keep a sinking economy afloat, the relaxed regulations now makes allowance for some retailers, homeware, hardware and tech stores to reopen. More employees returning to work directly translates to busier roads. Under […]

today5 May 2020

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