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MEC Mamabolo urges e-hailing drivers to call off three-day national shutdown
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo appealed to the e-hailing industry to continue with negotiations, saying the planned national shutdown next…
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Bolt increases prices as GP Transport MEC threatens e-hailing drivers with court interdict if they strike
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo has issued a letter to e-hailing drivers of Bolt, Uber, and Didi urging them to…
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Gauteng’s Mamabolo warns motorists no further extensions for driver’s licence renewals
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo said that from next month, his department would no longer accept excuses from motorists who…
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Mamabolo: Deadline to renew driving licence cards won’t be extended
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo says the grace period to renew expired driving licence cards will not be extended beyond…
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Joburg authorities promise to repair Long Road sinkhole
The hole on Joburg’s Long Road still hasn’t been fixed for almost a year now. On Wednesday, Gauteng Roads and…
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MEC Mamabolo warns companies of action if they fail to finish projects
Gauteng Public Transport and Roads MEC Jacob Mamabolo has warned companies contracted to deliver transport infrastructure projects of new measures…
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Gauteng promises better roads
Research is underway into durable roads that will make potholes a thing of the past. That’s according to the Gauteng…
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Fikile Mbalula assures getting a driver’s licence renewed will be easier from March 2022
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says the driver’s license renewal backlog will be dealt with in time, before the March 2022…
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Govt continues to dither on the future of e-tolls
The future of the e-tolls scheme on Gauteng’s roads still remains unclear after the government failed to make a pronouncement…
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Warring Soweto taxi associations agree to ceasefire
The two warring Soweto taxi associations have again agreed to a ceasefire. But no peace deal has been signed just…
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Jacob Mamabolo shocked by over 500 taxi violence murders in GP remaining unresolved
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo says he was shocked that police had still not resolved more than 500 murder cases…
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Taxi association blames government for the conflict
A taxi association involved in yesterday’s violence is blaming the government for the conflict. The Witwatersrand African Taxi Association says…
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Taxi associations slammed after violence erupts in JHB city centre
Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo has hit out at the taxi industry after violence erupted in the Johannesburg city centre…
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MEC Mamabolo to meet with Gauteng taxi groups on Sunday
At least six taxis have been torched in and around the Johannesburg CBD on Saturday. Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo…
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E-tolls are not working, says Jacob Mamabolo
E-tolls should be scrapped, according to Gauteng Transport and Roads MEC Jacob Mamabolo. He adds that the system is unnecessary…
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Case against men accused of assaulting Uber driver postponed
The case involving a Katlehong People’s Taxi Association driver accused of assaulting an e-hailing driver has been postponed. This follows…
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Gauteng Metrorail loses over R76 million to theft and vandalism of stations, says DA
It is months since The Citizen highlighted the extreme damage to Gauteng railway infrastructure, with thieves stealing everything from cables…
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Santaco condemns attack on e-hailing driver
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) has condemned an assault on an e-hailing driver in Ekurhuleni. He was attacked earlier,…
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Jacob Mamabolo condemns attack on Uber driver in Ekurhuleni
Gauteng Transport MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, is condemning an attack on an Uber driver in Ekurhuleni. He says he is appalled…
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New booking system expected to ease pressure in licence renewals in Gauteng
The Gauteng Transport Department has launched a new licence renewal booking system. On Saturday, MEC Jacob Mamabolo announced that there…
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