Gautrain
Gautrain offers incentive to vaccinated commuters
The rail firm has launched a vaccination reward programme aimed at encouraging its customers to get jabbed.
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Gautrain will resume full capacity from Friday
Guatrain put contingency plans in place earlier this month when services were disrupted by a strike.
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Gautrain strike ends after Numsa agrees to 4.1% salary hike
Gautrain spokesperson Kasagee Nayger said that normal train services would resume on Friday.
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Gautrain services continue uninterrupted, despite wage negotiations
Numsa members went on strike at the Gautrain last week over a wage dispute with the Bombela Operating Company.
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Numsa says it’s not backing down on demands as Gautrain strike enters week two
Wage negotiations between the union and Gautrain operator Bombela deadlocked last week after parties failed to find each other on the proposed wage increases.
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Gautrain announces limited service for Sunday
Wage negotiations between the parties deadlocked leading workers to down tools this week.
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No Gautrain this weekend
Gautrain said services were cancelled for Saturday and Sunday, adding that it’s contingency plans cannot support weekend operations.
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Bombela: Gautrain to operate every 15 mins during peak time amid strike
Workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have abandoned their posts calling for a salary hike.
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Numsa members to strike over Gautrain wage disputes
Numsa accused the Gautrain operator, Bombela Operating Company (BOC), of imposing a 4% wage increase on its members without engaging or negotiating with them.
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Gautrain strike to go ahead on Monday
The commuter rail system, which has been in talks with the union since March, offered workers a 4.1% salary increase, which was apparently turned down.
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Gautrain: Contingency measures in place ahead of Numsa strike on Monday
Negotiations deadlocked after the train service offered a 4.1% salary increase, which was apparently turned down.
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Gautrain workers threaten to strike on Monday over pay negotiations
Workers affiliated to labour union Numsa threatened to down tools over a pay dispute.
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Numsa threatens indefinite strike at Gautrain until demands met
The union has served the Bombela Operations Company (BOC), which manages the Gautrain, with a 48-hour strike notice. This comes after failed wage negotiations between the union and management.
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Gautrain services set to be affected by Numsa strike on Monday over wage hikes
It is understood the union and management failed to find an amicable resolution to the wage dispute.
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No plans to make motorists pay for Gautrain rail extensions, says CEO
Earlier this week, Gautrain Management Agency CEO William Dachs said that motorists did not pay their fair share of taxes and he warned that the failure of the e-tolls system had perpetuated the problem.
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Gautrain to extend operating hours from Wednesday
It is understood that annual fare increases that were expected to come into effect in June have been put on hold.
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Mbalula: Gautrain has lost billions during lockdown
Limited services in the transport sector have resumed in recent weeks, with the Gautrain starting its limited services operations on Monday.
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'We are on track' - Mbalula on Gautrain safety measures
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said he was impressed by the measures being implemented at the Gautrain as limited operations resumed. Mbalula was at the Hatfield Station on Monday morning for an oversight inspection on the state of readiness of the transport service.
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Mbalula impressed with hygiene measures as Gautrain operations resume
The transport minister spent the morning reviewing what is being implemented at the Gautrain station to ensure operations resume and commuter safety is guaranteed.
