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Skywise wings are clipped
Thousands of South Africans' holiday plans were thrown into disarray when nine-month-old budget airline Skywise's flights were grounded indefinitely. Would-be passengers had to... read


Logistics & Transport
Santova's foreign expansion boosts overall profitability
Specialist logistics group Santova reported that a chunky 44% of its operating profit for the six months to end-August was earned outside SA... read
Aviation
Skywise looking for investors

Carin Smith

Low-cost airline Skywise is looking for investors to invest in the airline by 8 December 2015. The airline is receiving "overwhelming interest"... read
Turbulence hits SAA as Hawks start probe

Carol Paton

The stakes in the internal drama at South African Airways (SAA) were raised yesterday with the surprise announcement by chairwoman Dudu Myeni that the Hawks are now to be drawn into the fray... read
Public Transport
Labour Dept to address bridge collapse, Tongaat Mall

Kaveel Singh, News24

A labour department official has said the M1 bridge collapse in Johannesburg and the Tongaat Mall collapse near Durban would be addressed by December 8... read
Railway
Safety body releases report on Prasa's Afro 4000 locomotives

Matthew Le Cordeur

A report into the controversial Afro 4000 locomotives has confirmed that they are at times too high for South Africa's railway network, but shows they can still operate without causing any safety issues... read
Shipping
TNPA rolls out IPMS to Port of Richards Bay
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has rolled out its new R79m web-based Integrated Port Management System (IPMS) to the Port of Richards Bay... read
Transport
New truck stop in Pinetown
In an effort to reduce road accidents involving heavy motor vehicles, MEC for transport, community safety and liaison, Willies Mchunu, joined the Metro Group to officially open a truck stop... read
SA has most drunk-driving related deaths in the world
The latest Global Status Report on Road Safety for 2015 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that South Africa has more drunk-driving related deaths than anywhere else in the world... read
Government news
Expect a rough ride at Joburg licensing department
Motorists expecting to renew their drivers' licences in Johannesburg are in for a rough ride as all nine licensing departments around the city were closed... read
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