The Eastern Cape recorded 228 road fatalities this past festive season compared to 231 the previous period, a 1.3% decline. Transport minister Fikile Mbalula released the numbers earlier today on the N12, Eldorado Park pedestrian bridge.…
The minister of transport has extended the grace period to renew expired driving licences until August 31 2021, due to bottlenecks caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. On December 3 Fikile Mbalula gazetted an amendment to the lockdown…
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says SA’s drinking laws do not work, but banning alcohol is not an option. Mbalula was speaking at a media briefing on Monday after the deaths of three Tshwane metro police constables while on duty on…
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula on Sunday evening pleaded with the taxi industry to reconsider its announcement that taxis would operate at full capacity from Monday. The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) announced earlier in the day…
South African can travel between provinces, but only if it is for work, and it has to be a once-off trip. “You cannot move backwards and forwards. It is one-way,” transport department director-general said Alec Moemi on Friday. He was…
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has condemned the increasing number of motorists and public transport vehicles ignoring transport regulations during the nationwide lockdown. At the start of the second week of the lockdown, the number of…
On Sunday 4 056 traffic officers were deployed across the country to monitor compliance to government regulations on lockdown, transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced via twitter. Mbalula said the deployment would contribute to…
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula has walked back suggestions that taxis can carry passengers at full capacity this lockdown period. On Wednesday, Mbalula had reached an agreement with taxi owners after the South African National Taxi…
Minister of transport Fikile Mbalula spoke of difficulties after the implementation of a national lockdown to stymie Covid-19 infections. He had been addressing media in the national capital Tshwane, at an update following the first day…
In a move to fight against the spread of the covid-19 virus, on Monday, transport minister Fikile Mbalula announced a number of measures that the government would introduce to the local commuter industry. According to Times Live Mbalula…
