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Requests made for Transport minister to appoint working committee on the devolution of urban rail functions

LOCAL Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has formally invited minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, to assemble a working committee on the devolution of urban rail functions. This follows Mbalula's remarks that the City of Cape Town is ‘leading the way’ in the devolution of passenger rail in South Africa. Mbalula had responded to a question by DA Shadow Minister of Transport, Chris Hunsinger, wherein he agreed that the devolution of […]

5 October 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 […]

27 July 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 […]

29 April 2022

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Requests made for Transport minister to appoint working committee on the devolution of urban rail functions

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

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

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