Transport
Drivers given 60 days to comply with strict scholar transport rules
Hundreds of operators marched in Johannesburg on Friday against the Gauteng transport department’s new regulations
Brief | 16 February 2026
Upgrades to Polokwane taxi rank delayed for months
Polokwane municipality says R36-million project will be completed by March 2026
Brief | 28 January 2026
“Girls on Bikes” make cycling joyful and safe in Johannesburg
“For me it’s not even about the fitness, it’s more the social aspect: getting to meet people and form friendships.”
News | 19 January 2026
Still no public toilets at Durban bus rank
Commuters and street vendors battle as public toilets at three sites still closed for renovations
Brief | 14 January 2026
Thousands of families live on railway reserves without water, electricity or rubbish collection
People have occupied the railway line between Langa and Bonteheuwel train stations since 2019 and at old Philippi depot since 2020
News | 18 December 2025
Solution to Dunoon’s railway occupation foiled
People living on Transnet land were meant to be relocated in 2013. But the plan stalled when more people moved onto the railway tracks.
News | 16 December 2025
City of Cape Town is a step closer to operating train services
Council approves business plan but devolution of rail will depend on funding from the Treasury
By Liezl Human
Brief | 16 December 2025
R311-million and counting but this Limpopo taxi rank has never opened
Construction started in 2011 on a new taxi rank for Thohoyandou
Brief | 5 December 2025
Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project
The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha’s Nek but also caused damage and displacement
News | 12 November 2025