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Gauteng transport department
Taxi violence inquiry hears of serious capacity issues at Gauteng Transport Dept
Peter Dhlamini, who is the director in the department, testified at the commission on Wednesday.
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'Hunger for power, money' leading to deaths in taxi industry
Peter Dhlamini is on the stand at the commission in Parktown investigating taxi violence.
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Vadi closes 6 disputed Soweto taxi routes after violence
The closures will come into effect on Friday after the decision is published in the Government Gazette and the routes will be closed for six months.
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NTA in ‘intensive talks’ with warring Soweto taxi associations
Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi has announced that the routes in question will be closed if a resolution is not reached.
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Gauteng govt launches Gibela train manufacturing plant
Transport MEC Ismael Vadi says the plant will benefit nearby communities, particularly young people in skills development.
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Tsakane taxi rank to remain closed following deadly shootout
The Gauteng Transport Department took the decision late on Wednesday, following a deadly gunfight in Brakpan, in which four people were killed.
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Taxi association pleads for gun-free routes, ranks after Soweto routes re-opened
The department had closed these for a month and was ready to close extend the closure further three months on Monday if taxi associations Wata and Nanduwe didn’t agree to a peace deal.
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'Soweto routes to remain closed if associations fail to accept conditions'
The Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association & Witwatersrand Taxi Association have been at loggerheads for over six months, resulting in the murder of 20 members.
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GP Transport to meet disputing Soweto taxi operators
Three people have already been arrested after a shootout between rival taxi associations on Tuesday.
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Santaco urges Transport Dept to issue operating licenses to taxi drivers
The South African National Taxi Council says the Gauteng Transport Department is still not efficient in issuing permits to taxi drivers.
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Gautrain to acquire 12 new trains
The trains are expected to be purchased over the next two to three years.
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‘Historic’ agreement signed at inaugural taxi summit in Gauteng
This is the first signed agreement between the local government and the taxi industry.
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Metered taxi drivers in JHB demand answers over Uber
Drivers say officials are side-lining them by going ahead with registering & licencing of Uber drivers.
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Gauteng transport officials accused of colluding with taxi associations
The Gauteng Transport Department has been accused of fuelling the ongoing taxi violence.
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GP transport dept hopes legislature clears historical debt
The department faced the provincial legislature’s Public Accounts Committee today.
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Prasa seeks urgent solution to Mamelodi crisis
Prasa has called for calm after its buses were stoned in Mamelodi on Thursday.
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No Autopax buses spotted in Mamelodi
Passengers have been left stranded as the Autopax buses failed to show up in Mamelodi.
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Putco: Cancelled routes not profitable
MD of Putco Franco Pisapia says it has ended certain routes because they've become totally unsustainable.
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Govt to reveal what the future holds for e-tolls
Today's big announcement follows a review process initiated by Gauteng Premier David Makhura.
