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Transport

$10m funding drives growth, youth empowerment in SA ride-hailing sector

10 Jun 2025

#BizTrends2025: A vision for the future – transforming transport education and shaping the logistics economy

Trends

#BizTrends2025: A vision for the future – transforming transport education and shaping the logistics economy

Maphefo Anno-Frempong 16 Jan 2025

New whitepaper drives efficiency and sustainability in SA transport

Logistics & Transport

New whitepaper drives efficiency and sustainability in SA transport

16 Aug 2024

Challenges ahead for SA fleets: Port congestion, road degradation, and the call for road safety education

Logistics & Transport

Challenges ahead for SA fleets: Port congestion, road degradation, and the call for road safety education

Justin Manson 19 Dec 2023

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Court dismisses Prasa commuter application for delictual damages

2 Nov 2023

Prasa promises full service on Cape Town's Northern Line by December

Railway

Prasa promises full service on Cape Town's Northern Line by December

Tariro Washinyira 31 Aug 2023

Trends defining mobility in our cities

Logistics & Transport

Trends defining mobility in our cities

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar 14 Feb 2023

Transnet's port, rail operations normalising after strike

Shipping

Transnet's port, rail operations normalising after strike

Nelson Banya 19 Oct 2022

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Railway

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Nelson Banya 18 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Energy

Transnet strike is bringing SA's economy to its knees

13 Oct 2022

Unions reject Transnet's revised wage offer, continue strike

Railway

Unions reject Transnet's revised wage offer, continue strike

13 Oct 2022

Transnet strike to hit production and exports, says Kumba Iron Ore

Markets & Investment

Transnet strike to hit production and exports, says Kumba Iron Ore

Nelson Banya 11 Oct 2022

Transnet strike may impact manganese exports - Jupiter

Railway

Transnet strike may impact manganese exports - Jupiter

Nelson Banya 7 Oct 2022

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Railway

Transnet workers go on strike

Kopano Gumbi and Nelson Banya 6 Oct 2022

A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90km north-east of Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 April 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Transport

SA rail, port workers to strike over wages - unions

Nelson Banya 4 Oct 2022

Transnet and unions declare wage deadlock, strike looms

Railway

Transnet and unions declare wage deadlock, strike looms

Nelson Banya 26 Aug 2022

Let foreign truckers drive

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Let foreign truckers drive

Nicholas Woode-Smith 15 Jul 2022

Container ships wait to load and offload goods in Cape Town, South Africa, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Logistics & Transport

Logistics group acquisition promises increased investment

Joe Bavier and Promit Mukherjee 5 Apr 2022

A multi-modal approach to public transport is key to unlocking SA's economic growth

Transport

A multi-modal approach to public transport is key to unlocking SA's economic growth

Andrew Ihsaan Gasnolar 13 Dec 2021

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Logistics & Transport

Knowledgeable, reliable drivers a necessity to ensure transport industry survival

28 May 2021

Logistics & Transport

SA's transport sector - a roadmap to economic recovery in the age of Covid

26 Jan 2021

Why operational subsidies are key to reforming South Africa's minibus taxi sector

Public Transport

Why operational subsidies are key to reforming South Africa's minibus taxi sector

Benjamin H. Bradlow 12 Oct 2020

Unions accept SAA severance packages

Labour Law & Unions

Unions accept SAA severance packages

8 Jul 2020

#UniteBehind takes Minister of Transport to court over Prasa

Legal

#UniteBehind takes Minister of Transport to court over Prasa

5 Feb 2020

Establishing a green economy for the taxi industry makes good business sense

Logistics & Transport

Establishing a green economy for the taxi industry makes good business sense

Vincent Raseroka 29 Aug 2019

Industrial action has negative impact on citrus exports

Agro-processing

Industrial action has negative impact on citrus exports

16 Jul 2019

Bus drivers have retained the right to strike following a ruling by the Essential Services Committee. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Labour Law

Transport is not an essential service, committee finds

Zoë Postman 10 May 2019

The future of freight is moving into the digital fast lane

Distribution

The future of freight is moving into the digital fast lane

15 Apr 2019

Services to resume as #BusStrike comes to an end

Public Transport

Services to resume as #BusStrike comes to an end

Ilse van den Berg 15 May 2018

Still no MyCiTi bus service in Cape Town

Public Transport

Still no MyCiTi bus service in Cape Town

14 May 2018

Tough week ahead for commuters as bus strike continues

Public Transport

Tough week ahead for commuters as bus strike continues

23 Apr 2018

Public Protector investigating "irregular" recruitments at Prasa

Management & Leadership

Public Protector investigating "irregular" recruitments at Prasa

Barbara Maregele 7 Feb 2018

Photo by Mrigendra Chauhan on Unsplash

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Want to improve profits in the trucking industry? Focus on safety

Morné Stoltz 13 Sep 2017

Auditor-general takes dim view of transport entities

Logistics & Transport

Auditor-general takes dim view of transport entities

5 May 2017

Prasa names stand-in while it seeks CEO

Management & Leadership

Prasa names stand-in while it seeks CEO

Karl Gernetzky 1 Mar 2017

How tech could usher in a new era of ‘personalised public transport'

Technology

How tech could usher in a new era of ‘personalised public transport'

Craig Heckrath 10 Feb 2017

Former SAA pilot wins R450,000 in damages for defamation

Media & Entertainment Law

Former SAA pilot wins R450,000 in damages for defamation

22 Dec 2016

New members appointed for Tourism B-BBEE Charter Council

Tourism & Travel

New members appointed for Tourism B-BBEE Charter Council

5 Jul 2016

Strikes - post Metrorail v SATAWU

Labour Law

Strikes - post Metrorail v SATAWU

Jacques van Wyk, Michiel Heyns and Andre van Heerd 8 Jun 2016

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Railway

Vandalism and arson leave Metrorail with R70m bill for damages

Bekezela Phakathi 20 Apr 2016

Union marches for the removal of Metrorail regional manager

Public Transport

Union marches for the removal of Metrorail regional manager

23 Mar 2016

NearEMPTiness via - Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 at IAA 2014

Logistics & Transport

Futuristic trucking developments from drawing board to road

Toni Fritz 17 Feb 2016

Legal

Transport and Rail sector legislation under review

Claire Barclay and Sean Jamieson 20 Oct 2015

Union wants dodgy Prasa contracts to be annulled, not suspended

Logistics & Transport

Union wants dodgy Prasa contracts to be annulled, not suspended

7 Sep 2015

Driver training can salvage reputation of transport sector

Logistics & Transport

Driver training can salvage reputation of transport sector

17 Oct 2014

SA's bargaining structures need to change

Administration

SA's bargaining structures need to change

11 Aug 2014

Satawu to march on SA's civil aviation authority

Administration

Satawu to march on SA's civil aviation authority

13 Jun 2014

Contingency plans in place ahead of Satawu march

Law Enforcement

Contingency plans in place ahead of Satawu march

12 Jun 2014

Numsa numbers may hobble Ngqura plan

Labour Law & Unions

Numsa numbers may hobble Ngqura plan

Razina Munshi and Mark Allix 26 May 2014

Strike: Transnet, Numsa may meet

Labour Law & Unions

Strike: Transnet, Numsa may meet

12 May 2014