transport

  1. Luis

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October

    Gautrain launching "Gau Express" e-hailing platform in October The Gautrain is launching an e-hailing service similar to Uber and Bolt, which will be integrated into the existing mobile app. It will be called “Gau Express”, and customers will be able to hail its branded vehicles to...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Reserve Bank governor says South Africa must deregulate electricity and transport

    Reserve Bank governor says South Africa must deregulate electricity and transport South Africa’s Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago called for sweeping reforms to macroeconomic policies to boost economic growth, and lessen exchange rate volatility and sovereign risk. Proposed changes...
  4. Rouxenator

    Making Cape Town inner city car free ?

    Short extract from a recent PPA news letter. First I heard of such plan, but I guess it could work?
  5. carstensdj

    New Refrigertated Transport Co.

    Hey fellow forumites, My father retired from Telkom after 32years and decided to start his own business. If anyone knows of someone (or you yourself) looking for refrigerated transport, won't you please let me know! My dad has bought a bakkie with a refrigerated canopy and will be...
  6. S

    MyCiTi vs Rea Vaya Bus Fares 2015 /2016

    Rea Vaya bus services operate in City of Johannesburg and MyCiti bus operate in City of Cape Town REA VAYA FARES INCREASE 2015 /2016 MYCITI FARES INCREASE 2015 /2016 http://www.greenitweb.co.za/2015/08/myciti-vs-rea-vaya-bus-fares-2015-2016.html
  7. HAL 9000

    Peters: Research into fiery crashes needed

    First we had a KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC, Nomsa Dube, wanting to research the cause of lightning, now the Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters, wants to find out why vehicles burst into flames after collisions! THAT WAS THEN...
  8. Sirius

    Uber

    How legal is this in SA? I have watched demos over this app from US to UK now Germany. Does it seems right for me to become a "taxi" guy without the right papers for my passengers? Look at this way - I buy a bus and start transporting people. To me the dangers with this app are many but number 1...
  9. M

    How do you think Zapacab app compares to Uber?

    Hi guys, The Zapacab taxi hailing app just went live in the app stores. We used PhoneGap technology to allow for a faster time to market for multiple app stores - at this stage Apple and Android. We have maintained the simple UX flow of the previous app, and look to be adding some great...
  10. Espee

    Best modes of transport in South Africa's major cities. Value vs efficiency.

    The rising petrol price has driven many people to search for alternative ways to commence their daily commute. I'd like for people to discuss which modes they find affordable as well as reliable in cities such as Cape Town, Jo'burg and Durban. I have recently started working in Cape Town...
  11. QuintonB

    Cape Town public transport integrates with Google Maps

    Cape Town public transport now on Google Maps Cape Town’s rapid transport system, MyCiTi has integrated with Google Maps, giving city residents easier access to public transport routes.
  12. LazyLion

    Cape Town Bus Tender Awarded

    The City of Cape Town has awarded the tender to provide vehicles for its extended MyCiTi bus routes to Volvo SA, a city official said on Wednesday. Volvo SA would provide 40 buses for the N2 express routes at a cost of R180 million, said transport mayoral committee member Brett Herron. He...
  13. LazyLion

    Minister Unveils new Cranes at Durban Port

    Seven ship-to-shore cranes worth R700 million were unveiled by Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba at Transnet's Durban container terminal on Monday. "They are the biggest in Africa and can handle new generation vessels with 24 containers stowed across the deck," said Gigaba. The new...
  14. LazyLion

    [Meyerton] Putco Bus had failed Roadworthy Test

    An inquiry into the crash which killed 20 people in Meyerton last year found that the bus involved had failed a roadworthy test two days before, it was reported on Thursday. Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi confirmed this in a letter to the Democratic Alliance, The Star reported. "The...
  15. LazyLion

    Western Cape Mayors Reject E-Tolls

    Several Western Cape mayors vowed on Thursday to join the fight against e-tolling in the province. "We, the mayors of the DA-led municipalities of Stellenbosch, Theewaterskloof, Drakenstein, Breede Valley, and the Winelands District want to express our unconditional opposition to Sanral's...
  16. LazyLion

    American US-Airways Merger OKed, Largest Airline

    American Airlines won bankruptcy court approval to combine with US Airways and form the world's biggest airline. "The merger is an excellent result. I don't think anybody disputes that," Judge Sean H. Lane said before issuing his decision Wednesday. But the judge declined to sign off on a...
  17. LazyLion

    Africa Losing the Fight Against Road Deaths: WHO

    Africa in particular is losing the fight against road accidents, which kill more than one million people worldwide each year, a UN World Health Organisation report showed Thursday, calling for stricter laws to help turn around the trend. "We are not all equal before road traffic crashes,"...
  18. LazyLion

    National Assembly Approves E-Tolling Bill

    Legislation paving the way for putting e-tolling on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) into practice was approved in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Introducing debate on the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill, Transport Minister Ben Martins said the bill was...
  19. LazyLion

    Gordhan Gives SANRAL, PRASA more money

    Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday announced more funding for embattled transport agencies Prasa and Sanral to upgrade train services and national roads in his 2013/14 Budget. The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa will get roughly R5 billion over the next three years to fund...
  20. LazyLion

    R861m Gautrain bill

    http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2013/02/27/r861m-gautrain-bill Another World Cup White Elephant? :rolleyes:
  21. LazyLion

    Price of Petrol compared around the World [Article from India]

    http://www.younews.in/news/price-of-petrol-per-liter-around-the-world/
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