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Commuters are relying even more on taxis – as government pushes mass transit options  May 13, 2021, 06:06 AM facebook (Getty) The Department of Transport wants more South Africans to use trains and buses as their mode of transport, but commuters are relying even more on the minibus taxi industry. Bus use has declined by 28% since 2013 and train use by 64%, while taxi use has increased by 16%. The department has ambitions to overhaul the country’s passenger ra...

Government commits to improving infrastructure spending Search Engineering News Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. Where... Clear Search Sponsored by From Name & Surname 24th February 2021 The 2021 Budget, presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni...

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has outlined a number of initiatives which are currently being worked on by his department, including a plan to scrap over…

Fikile Mbalula to scrap 63,000 taxis in three years as part of recapitalisation 17 February 2021 - 21:37 Image: Fikile Mbalula via Twitter Transport minister Fikile Mbalula wants to scrap 63,000 taxis in the next three years as part of a taxi recapitalisation programme. Addressing parliament during the debate on the state of the nation address, Mbalula said the plan had come up after the national taxi lekgotla last year. Mbalula promised that the resolutions of the lekgotla w...