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Like minibus taxis, Uber and Bolt will be allowed to load 100% capacity – but they’re not keen yet

Minibus taxi operators vowed to fill their vehicles to 100% passenger capacity, regardless of lockdown rules that limited passenger numbers in an effort to curb the spread of Sars-CoV-2. Shortly after that threat President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that, while many other restrictions on daily life would continue, the government had decided to allow minibus taxis to be 100% full – to the horror of some who fear that will put […]

today19 July 2020

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Numsa threatens court action if govt doesn’t resolve its issues with taxi industry

The National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (Numsa) has threatened to approach the court on behalf of its members. Numsa general secretary Irvin Jim said should the government and the taxi industry not resolve their issues, their members, who are passengers, will be caught in the middle. This comes after Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula cancelled a planned meeting with taxi operators. The taxi operators had been negotiating to […]

today2 July 2020

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Coronavirus at taxi ranks, buses will present a new dynamic: Mkhize

Minister of Health, Zweli Mkhize, says if and when the coronavirus spreads to public transport areas such as taxi ranks and buses, that will present a new dynamic. Mkhize says this is when MECs will have to be roped in to set up quarantine facilities. There will be consistent evaluations of the measures put in place to manage the outbreak. Mkhize says South Africans need to be united and move […]

today16 March 2020

News

Commuters feel the pinch as strike continues

By Loushe Jordaan The situation at Mitchell’s Plain bus station remained the same if not worse than Wednesday, as workers affiliated to bus unions embarked on a second day of strike action. Some 1500 commuters were queuing since the early hours of this morning in hopes of getting to work on time. Frustrated commuters say that employers don't believe that it's due to the bus strike that they are late […]

today19 April 2018

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