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Bolt expands electric vehicle category to Johannesburg

Logistics & Transport

Bolt expands electric vehicle category to Johannesburg

10 hours

Logistics & Transport

#TransportMonth | Beyond the fare: What it costs to keep SA’s taxis and buses on the road

22 Oct 2026

Some learners at schools in the Amathole District and parts of the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape have missed days of school after transport operators employed by government went on strike due to unpaid wages. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Eastern Cape scholar transport on strike over unpaid wages

29 May 2026

Legislation & Regulation

Call for scholar transport drivers to acquire qualifications

22 Jan 2026

Image source: Mirko Vitali –

Transport

New digital licensing system set to transform Gauteng’s public transport sector

14 Nov 2025

SA entrepreneurs who are changing the game in townships and cities

SMEs

SA entrepreneurs who are changing the game in townships and cities

10 Oct 2024

Source: © Bizcommunity Mercedes-Benz holds the top spot for the second year running in the SA Top 20 Mobility Brandscape

Branding

Part 3: South Africa Speaks: BAV Top 20 Mobility Brands in 2024

Dono White 4 Jul 2024

Taxi task team reach agreement, but stay mum on details

Transport

Taxi task team reach agreement, but stay mum on details

4 Sep 2023

Santaco ends the taxi strike

Public Transport

Santaco ends the taxi strike

Matthew Hirsch 11 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@i_likebrandon

Public Health

Violence escalates amid ongoing Cape Metropole taxi strike, affecting emergency response

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Taxi strike chaos leads to closure of health facilities

Katja Hamilton 7 Aug 2023

Transport minister calls for resolution to Cape Town taxi strike

Public Transport

Transport minister calls for resolution to Cape Town taxi strike

4 Aug 2023

Spending habits of SA's taxi commuters unpacked

Research

Spending habits of SA's taxi commuters unpacked

19 May 2023

Image source: Kindel Media from

Criminal Law

National shutdown: At least 550 arrested for various crimes

22 Mar 2023

Source: Gsalamander via

Public Transport

Santaco calls off taxi strike in Cape Town

22 Feb 2023

Source: Henry Trotter via

Public Transport

Minister to engage taxi industry on fuel hikes

18 Jul 2022

Source: Henry Trotter via

Public Transport

Why the South African state should not subsidise minibus taxi owners

Andrew Kerr 4 Jul 2022

Public Transport

Parties agree to arbitration to resolve Cape taxi violence

3 Aug 2021

Hot 102.7FM partners with Operation Mercy to assist food crisis in KZN

ESG

Hot 102.7FM partners with Operation Mercy to assist food crisis in KZN

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 26 Jul 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

How cooking oil brought a moment of joy during a dreadful week

Howard Feldman 22 Jul 2021

Durban volunteers and workers clean up en masse

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Durban volunteers and workers clean up en masse

Nokulunga Majola 15 Jul 2021

Public Transport

Taxi association steps in to protect businesses

14 Jul 2021

Public Transport

Taxi industry urged to adhere to Covid-19 protocols

26 Nov 2020

Public Transport

Have your say on the national taxi lekgotla

14 Sep 2020

Government working on taxi industry relief fund

Public Transport

Government working on taxi industry relief fund

15 Jun 2020

Let's go outside - safely

OOH

Let's go outside - safely

Jorja Wilkins, Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 4 Jun 2020

SA Taxi steps in to support taxi industry

Public Transport

SA Taxi steps in to support taxi industry

9 Apr 2020

Public Transport

Transport revises taxi regulations during lockdown

2 Apr 2020

MiTaxi creates app to improve commuter experience of SA taxi network

Public Transport

MiTaxi creates app to improve commuter experience of SA taxi network

5 Feb 2020

SA Taxi makes taxi ownership more affordable

Public Transport

SA Taxi makes taxi ownership more affordable

18 Jun 2019

Formal skills certification now available for taxi rank technicians

Maintenance

Formal skills certification now available for taxi rank technicians

9 Apr 2018

Mike Gerhardt via

Public Transport

Campaign set to make taxi industry healthier

24 Nov 2017

Taxis may get run of Joburg's bus lane

Public Transport

Taxis may get run of Joburg's bus lane

Penwell Dlamini 20 Sep 2017

Taxi fares expected to increase between R1-R5

Logistics & Transport

Taxi fares expected to increase between R1-R5

4 Sep 2017

Taxi strike is off the table... for now

Public Transport

Taxi strike is off the table... for now

10 Jul 2017

Image via @SollyPhetoe

Logistics & Transport

Taxi protest causes chaos

15 Jun 2017

Multi-billion rand taxi industry about to get a make-over

Public Transport

Multi-billion rand taxi industry about to get a make-over

Sherryn de Vos 19 Apr 2017

L to R: Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi, Philip Taaibosch, president of SANTACO and Fred Baumhardt, CEO of Curve Group

Public Transport

E-ticket system modernises SA taxi industry

19 Oct 2016

Nissan SA ushers in wheelchair-friendly taxis

Manufacturing & Parts

Nissan SA ushers in wheelchair-friendly taxis

15 Sep 2016

New Debonairs campaign hits the road

OOH

New Debonairs campaign hits the road

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 14 Apr 2016

Promotions & Activations

Debonairs to feature on Rank TV and Brandmarks

8 Apr 2016

MEC: half of Cape Town's taxis trading without operating licences

Public Transport

MEC: half of Cape Town's taxis trading without operating licences

Tammy Petersen 18 Sep 2015

Pupil transport again hit by tender dispute

Logistics & Transport

Pupil transport again hit by tender dispute

Mphumzi Zuzile and Bongani Fuzile 12 Jan 2015

Thousands of taxis exempted from e-tolls

Administration

Thousands of taxis exempted from e-tolls

29 Apr 2014

Santaco continues fight for subsidy

Logistics & Transport

Santaco continues fight for subsidy

28 Mar 2014

SANTACO and Nissan bring good news for taxi passengers

Safety

SANTACO and Nissan bring good news for taxi passengers

27 Feb 2014

Taxi drivers get an image boost

Logistics & Transport

Taxi drivers get an image boost

19 Feb 2014

Taxis exempt from e-tolls, says Sanral

Administration

Taxis exempt from e-tolls, says Sanral

4 Feb 2014

Tourism

South African Travel & Tourism Summit kicks off

14 Oct 2013

Logistics & Transport

Taxi industry seeks fuel subsidy

15 Aug 2013