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Gauteng Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo says although the provincial government was opposed to e-tolls, it was not true that they had been scrapped.
E-tolls a thing of the past, says Mamabolo after announcing the scrapping of the controversial system By Ntombi Nkosi Share Johannesburg – With reports that Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo announced the scrapping of the controversial e-toll system, many people said they want to see this in black and white. Speaking in an interview with SAfm Radio, Mamabolo announced that a decision has been taken to scrap the e-tolls. This follows an outcry from Gauteng residents, civil society, political parties and other organisations against e-tolls. “We are waiting...
Transport Dept meets with Uber and Bolt The meeting was arranged in order for the Transport department to engage with Bolt and Uber over their concerns. The strike began when drivers called for their safety to be prioritised. They were also asking Uber and Bolt management to adopt a fair pricing strategy and initiated a go-slow strike consisting of about 500 drivers at Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s offices. According to the eNCA’s Tshegohaco Moagi, Mamabolo will meet with both companies again on Friday afternoon, 12 March, to “find, what he calls, a partnership and solution to th...
Tears, pain, anger as Mamelodi boys who drowned in quarry laid to rest By James Mahlokwane Share Pretoria - ”There was nothing we could do to save these boys from drowning, but we do not want any more of our children in the community to drown.” This was said by residents of Skierlik Mountain View informal settlement in Mamelodi on Saturday, during the emotional funeral of Siyabonga Mabila, 7, and Tony Moore, 4. The week before, the boys drowned while swimming in a construction quarry. The ceremony to bid them farewell was so emotional that the disadvantaged community could not help but fo...
News24/Alex Mitchley On Saturday afternoon the bodies of two young boys were discovered in a water-filled quarry created by contractors working on roads around an informal settlement near Mamelodi. It is understood that the boys went to the quarry, that has not been fenced off, to swim. While an investigation has been launched into the incident, the City of Tshwane as well as Action SA leader Herman Mashaba believes the deaths were because of negligence on the side of the contractors. The drowning of two boys in a water-filled quarry near Mamelodi in Pretoria over the weekend was not an ac...