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Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association spokesperson Carl Niehaus reignited his ‘feud’ with transport minister Fikile Mbalula this week.Image: Gallo Images / Rapport / Deon Raath

‘Do you have an evil twin or imposter?’ — Inside Fikile Mbalula & Carl Niehaus’ fiery Twitter exchange

Political squabbles continue to play out in the public as transport minister Fikile Mbalula and Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) spokesperson Carl Niehaus reignited their “feud” this week. It started after Niehaus…

Minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu was buried on Sunday. File photo.Image: GCIS

Ramaphosa, Cele and Mbalula – what Jackson Mthembu said of each in his last moments

President Cyril Ramaphosa and police and transport ministers Bheki Cele and Fikile Mbalula were the three politicians the late minister Jackson Mthembu talked about in some of his last moments before dying from complications related to…

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula caught heat on Twitter after he quoted a tweet by US president Joe Biden.Image: SUNDAY TIMES

‘You wasted more than 25 years’ — Mbalula slammed for quoting Joe Biden on service delivery

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula caught heat on Twitter on Thursday after he quoted a post from US president Joe Biden about not wasting time “when it comes to the crises we face”. Biden tweeted this shortly after he and Kamala Harris…

Mainline trains will return to service between November 27 and December 4, says transport minister Fikila Mbalula.Image: Andre Jurgens

SA’s long-distance trains are going downhill fast, says Fikile Mbalula

The parlous state of SA’s long-distance railways has been laid bare by transport minister Fikile Mbalula. Replying in writing on Tuesday to a question from DA MP Manny de Freitas, Mbalula said the number of trains running, passengers and…

Minibus taxis across the country to resume operation on 100% capacity and long distance basis, says Santaco.Picture: SUNDAY TIMES / ERIC MALEMA

Taxis reject Mbalula’s R1.135bn relief offer and vow to start operating at full capacity

All taxis will operate at full capacity from Monday, the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) vowed on Sunday, as it rejected the R1.135bn in relief funds offered by the government. “We have decided to take the bull by the horns. We cannot…