Sindisiwe Chikunga
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At least 41% of women have experienced GBV
At least 41% of women have experienced GBV! At least 41% of women in South Africa have experienced gender-based violence…
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Limpopo pigsty murders worst thing for any human being to do, says Chikunga
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga has described the allegations against suspects linked…
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Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga highlights key legislative wins for SA women
Minister of Women, Youth, and People with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says since the dawn of democracy 30 years ago, women…
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Minister Chikunga urges South Africans to rally behind fight against GBV-F
Minister in the Presidency responsible for women, youth, and persons with disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has called on all South Africans…
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Minister Chikunga welcomes signing into law of Economic Regulation of Transport Bill
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has welcomed the signing into law of the Economic Regulation of Transport Bill by the…
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Man jailed after Transport Minister’s 6 relatives killed in 2022 Ladysmith crash
A 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty to a deadly crash in 2022 that claimed the lives of six has been…
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Transport Dept on brink of receiving new driver’s licence card machine to speed up printing
The Department of Transport says it is making inroads to deliver new driver’s licence card and printing equipment for the…
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Here are car spiking hotspots to look out for on Gauteng roads
With every crisis comes an opportunity… South Africa’s unemployment problems have contributed to an increase in opportunistic crime, such as…
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SA’s morgues under pressure as shootings, stabbings & car crashes contribute to rising unclaimed corpse count
In South Africa, more than 2,000 unclaimed bodies remain in mortuaries, with KwaZulu-Natal reporting the highest number at 1,336, according…
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Minister Chikunga says all systems go for train services in Cape Town
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga said it’s all systems go for train services in Cape Town. Chikunga and Passenger Rail…
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Minister Chikunga to officially launch new electric trains in Cape Town
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga is in Cape Town to officially launch a set of new electric trains. The state-of-the-art…
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Minister Chikunga confident trains will become the backbone of public transport again
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga says trains across will once again become the backbone of public transportation. The Passenger Rail Agency…
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SANRAL CEO says preserving jobs is a priority after scrapping of e-tolls
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has promised that there will be no job losses for employees who work…
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E-toll infrastructure to be used to fight crime
Gauteng motorists are waking up to e-toll-free roads. They will no longer be charged as the unpopular scheme takes an…
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Gauteng Transport Dept: High-tech numberplates an extra step to fight crime using e-toll gantries
Head of the Department for Gauteng Roads and Transport Thulani Mdadane says old e-toll infrastructure will work with new high-tech…
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E-tolls scrapped, but motorists still have to pay outstanding bills
E-tolls will be permanently scrapped from Friday, but motorists will still be expected to pay their outstanding debts. The government…
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Minister Chikunga confirms official date & time for scrapping of e-tolls in Gauteng
As of midnight on Thursday, Gauteng motorists will no longer be charged for e-tolls. Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga announced…
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Police arrest suspected mastermind behind Gauteng blue light robberies
Gauteng police have arrested a suspect believed to be the mastermind behind blue light robberies on freeways in the province.…
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Transport Minister to extend Covid-19 taxi relief fund to impacted unpaid operators
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has announced that her department has once again approached Parliament to request for an extension…
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Minister Chikunga says Transport Dept will bolster efforts to reduce road deaths in SA
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said her department would bolster its efforts to significantly reduce road fatalities on the country’s roads.…
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Festive season road statistics to be released
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga is releasing the festive season road traffic statistics on Wednesday. It includes the number of crashes,…
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Minister Chikunga: Pain of losing family members came back after seeing man who killed them
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga came face to face on Tuesday with the man who killed six of her family members.…
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1 dead and 4 injured after head-on collision in Stanger
Five people, including a toddler, were involved in a head-on collision on the R74 motorway in Stanger, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on…
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6 killed in Eastern Cape head-on collision on New Year’s Eve
Six people have been killed in a head-on collision in the Eastern Cape. According to the provincial transport department, the…
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Police warn New Year’s mischief makers
New Year’s revellers and overly-enthusiastic merrymakers who put themselves on the wrong side of the law must be prepared to…
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Transport Dept prioritising the 5 provinces with most road fatalities
As the country enters the peak of the festive season period, the Department of Transport said it would be prioritizing…
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We can do better – Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga to all festive season road users
From losing six of her family members in a road accident to being robbed at gunpoint while changing a flat…
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Chikunga says Transport Dept trying everything to curb long-haul bus attacks
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said they were doing everything to curb attacks on long-haul buses but that they were working…
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Festive season: Transport Minister urges road users to obey road rules
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has once again urged road users to obey the rules and ensure their vehicles are roadworthy…
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Minister Chikunga urges motorists to avoid stopping on side of road after being robbed
With the festive season fast approaching, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has urged motorists to avoid stopping on the side of…
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Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga to launch Festive Season Road Safety Campaign
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga will officially launch the 2023/24 Festive Season Road Safety Campaign this weekend at the Tsakane Stadium…
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State must account, says City of uMhlathuze on N2 truck congestion
The City of uMhlathuze, on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, says the national government should be held to account for the…
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Police officers tied up & robbed by residents in the North West
Two police officers were apprehended by community members, tied up, and assaulted in Freedom Park, North West while on duty…
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I thought he is going to shoot me – Minister Chikunga on highway robbery
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga on Tuesday recounted the traumatic robbery when she, her brother, and her bodyguards were on the…
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Criminals have declared war on citizens, warns Bheki Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele says criminals have declared war on South Africans. This after Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her…
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Transport Dept says Minister Chikunga and cops were not harmed during robbery on the highway
The Department of Transport has provided additional clarity regarding the “unfortunate incident” where Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her protectors –…
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Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga & her 2 bodyguards robbed on N3, weapons taken while changing burst tyre
Police have launched an investigation into how Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga and her two armed police VIP bodyguards were robbed…
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Minister Chikunga launches Transport Month aiming to show sector’s economic importance
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has officially launched this year’s Transport Month, observed annually in October. Under the theme ‘Siyakha, we…
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Minister Chikunga urges SA to maintain its commercial airline safety record
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said South Africa needs to maintain its record of having little to no aircraft crashes globally.…
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Transport Minister Chikunga: Prasa’s Metrorail will once again be a trusted network
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has assured South Africans that at least 80% of Prasa’s (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa)…
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DA threatens to file complaint against Transport Minister Chikunga with Parly ethics committee
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is threatening to file a complaint to the joint parliamentary committee on ethics against Transport Minister…
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Transport Minister Chikunga vows to ensure all agreed terms between Santaco & City of Cape Town implemented
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said that she would ensure that all agreed terms between Santaco and the City of Cape…
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Taxi strike continues on Thursday
Cape Town commuters have no idea how they will get to and from work on Thursday. The Cape Town taxi…
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Taxi strike: Transport Minister calls for resolution as chaos continues on Cape Town roads
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has confirmed that the Department of Transport expects to meet with both the South African National…
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City of Cape Town’s JP Smith threatens to impound more taxis despite mayhem
While the City of Cape Town claimed it was not declaring war against the taxi industry, mayoral committee member for…
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Umhlali River Bridge reopens after April 2022 floods
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, and transport MEC Sipho Hlomuka will reopen the Umhlali River Bridge…
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Minister Chikunga speaks on deadly Free State crash: Obey the rules of the road
Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has urged people to obey the rules of the road after five people died and 42…
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Chikunga: Plan in place to clear N2 in Empangeni of queuing trucks
The Transport Ministry has said it will put an end to the queuing of trucks on the N2 highway in…
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Minister Chikunga wants harshest penalty for those responsible for truck attacks
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called on law enforcement authorities to execute the harshest penalties permissible by law against those…
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Transport Minister slams ongoing truck attacks
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has expressed grave concern over the spate of attacks targeting trucks. A total of eight heavy-duty…
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