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WC Cosatu plans march to Prasa over delays to restore central rail
Union representatives said they were tired of empty promises and want train service back on track.
The minister addressed the media during Tuesday's central line route unveiling in Cape Town.
On Tuesday, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) and Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula hosted the media to test out on the routes.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has requested a meeting with taxi bosses to try and negotiate a way to not have the shutdown.
There have been calls for government to intervene with many South Africans feeling the squeeze of the soaring fuel prices and the increasing cost of goods and services.
Last month the Sanral board cancelled tenders amounting to R17.5 billion citing irregularities during a procurement process that commenced in 2020.
Over the past week, a number of calls were made for government to pay attention to the safe transportation of farmworkers.
Top of the agenda is to find possible solutions to end the truck drivers' strike which has seen the N3 highway in KwaZulu-Natal repeatedly blocked.
Mbalula said the government was intervening in the matter but would need the support from the private sector.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed that the deadly crash that claimed the lives of 15 people in Tshwane last week was due to driver error.
He was speaking during a media briefing at the Dr George Mukhari Hospital on Sunday where some of the 42 injured passengers are still receiving medical care.
A bus and a truck were involved in a partial head-on collision - killing 15 people and leaving 42 with severe injuries.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is expected to visit the families of at least 15 people who died when a bus and a truck collided on the M17 road in Tshwane.
On Thursday, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan led discussions on the new policy with industry players in Kempton Park.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is addressing dozens of transport business leaders and government officials in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, where the department is launching the national rail policy.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says a piece of land has been identified where people who are currently living on railway lines illegally will be relocated.
Mbalula visited the key route to assess work being carried out as part of efforts to get trains back on tracks.
Refilwe Moloto interviews Ngwako Makaepea, deputy director-general responsible for rail transport.
Mbalula said measures to ease the renewal process for affected drivers – are already being implemented across the country.