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  1. Luis

    Safety regulations for e-hailing drivers and users in South Africa

    Safety regulations for e-hailing drivers and users in South Africa Transport minister Barbara Creecy said her department has formalised regulations for the e-hailing industry, including safety features aimed at passengers and drivers. Creecy said her department was aware of the emerging risks...
  3. Luis

    The Department of Transport allocates R163 million for penalty point system

    The Department of Transport allocates R163 million for penalty point system The Department of Transport has allocated R163 million for the national rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act in the 2026/27 financial year. Presenting the department's budget...
  4. Luis

    Plan to reduce the average time to print a driving licence card in South Africa

    Plan to reduce the average time to print a driving licence card in South Africa The Driving Licence Card Account's (DLCA's) Annual Performance Plan for 2026/27 outlined how it plans to reduce average licence production times to seven working days over the next three years. Transport Minister...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big changes coming for Bolt and Uber

    Big changes coming for Bolt and Uber Transport minister Barbara Creecy says laws imposing various new requirements on e-hailing operators and drivers in South Africa could be gazetted within two months. Creecy told the Sunday Times that the National Land Transport Amendment Act (NLTA) was...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    11 private companies shortlisted for freight rail transport deals in South Africa

    11 private companies shortlisted for freight rail transport deals in South Africa South Africa’s government shortlisted 11 private companies to operate on the nation’s freight-rail network and help tackle logistics bottlenecks that have weighed on economic growth. The companies will now hold...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Driving licence card mess

    Driving licence card mess The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) warned that South Africa’s dysfunctional driver’s licence card issuing system is a mess. Over the last few years, problems with getting a new driver’s licence card have regularly made headlines due to broken machines and long...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Karpowership's plans in South Africa back on track

    Karpowership's plans in South Africa back on track Karpowership will push ahead with bids to secure environmental approval to install two ship-mounted power plants in South African ports. South African environment minister Barbara Creecy dismissed appeals from five environmental groups that...
  9. Jan

    DFFE grants Eskom environmental exemption for Kusile's fast-tracked repairs

    Good news for Kusile power station repairs Environmental affairs minister Barbara Creecy has announced that her department exempted Eskom from amending its Atmospheric Emission License, subject to certain strict conditions. Creecy explained that amending the licence would be lengthy, and...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Karpowership loses first environmental appeal

    Karpowership loses first environmental appeal Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply 1,220 megawatts of electricity to South Africa, had one of three appeals against adverse environmental rulings rejected, a person with knowledge of the matter said, potentially delaying a solution...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    US and Europe must pay South Africa for climate disasters — Environment minister

    US and Europe must pay South Africa for climate disasters — Environment minister South Africa environment minister Barbara Creecy called for immediate financial aid for developing countries hit by climate disasters, laying the bill at the door of the US and Europe’s richest nations. Wealthy...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa will reveal R154-billion renewable funding plan in November

    South Africa will reveal R154-billion renewable funding plan in November South Africa, the world’s 13th biggest source of climate-warming greenhouse gases, will unveil details on how it plans to cut emissions next month at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt, Environment...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Karpowership relaunching environmental approval application

    Karpowership relaunching environmental approval application Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply 1,220 megawatts of power to South Africa, will refile an application to the environment department in a bid to move its project forward at a time when the nation is suffering its...
  14. Jan

    Karpowership appeal fails in blow to South Africa power supply

    Karpowership Appeal Fails in Blow to South Africa Power Supply Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply more than 1,200 megawatts of power to South Africa, said its appeal to overturn an environmental ruling against its plans has failed in another blow to the country’s attempts to...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Minister Creecy asks for leave to appeal court order to act against Eskom pollution

    Minister Creecy asks for leave to appeal court order to act against Eskom pollution South Africa’s government has asked for leave to appeal parts of a High Court ruling that ordered it to act against air pollution caused by Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. and Sasol Ltd. in a key industrial zone...
  16. Jan

    Tender issued for independent expert to advise on environmental appeals - including Karpowership

    Environment minister getting independent expert to advise on Karpowership appeals Environmental minister Barbara Creecy has decided to appoint an independent expert to help her decide on the environmental approval for operating power ships along South Africa's shoreline. The Department of...
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  17. Jan

    South African Energy Minister Opposes Coal Ban for Climate Aid

    Rich nations should not force anti-coal power conditions on South Africa — energy minister Rich nations shouldn’t force South Africa to ban new coal-power projects and impose other conditions as a requirement for funding to help reduce its environmental footprint, the country’s energy minister...
  18. Jan

    R333 million reprioritised to Gauteng broadband, ICT

    R333 million “reprioritised” for Gauteng broadband network The Gauteng finance department has reprioritised R333-million towards the Gauteng broadband network and other information and communication technologies, MEC Barbara Creecy said in the medium term budget policy statement.
  19. LazyLion

    Pagans Lay Complaint Against Creecy

    The SA Pagan Rights Alliance (Sapra) is laying a hate speech complaint against Gauteng education MEC Barbara Creecy, according to a report on Thursday. The Citizen newspaper reported that pagans all over South Africa had voiced their disapproval of a statement Creecy made on Monday. "The...
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