Unpaid Gauteng scholar transport operators halt services

The strike by operators has affected over 200 000 learners across Gauteng The Gauteng Small Bus Operators Council has accused the provincial education department of violating learners’ constitutional right to education. This comes after members affiliated to the council stopped operating their buses – claiming they have not been paid by the department for months. The…

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Minister warns of rail, port challenges due to funding shortages

3 minutes Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says the country’s rail and port infrastructure faces substantial challenges such as theft and vandalism and operational inefficiencies. She says these are exacerbated by the limited state resources to fund infrastructure development and address backlogs. Creecy says after the department and Transnet received unsolicited proposals from the private sector…

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