Binladin Group fined SR 20 million for crane collapse
Saudi Binladin Group has lost its bid to rescind a February sanction for negligence and violation of safety rules in…
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Santaco – no CT taxi strike
Taxis will not be going on strike. This is the affirmation of the provincial taxi council, Santaco. It was in…
Eskom can’t take all the blame for SA’s air pollution – expert
Eskom cannot take all the blame for South Africa’s poor air quality. Other factors such as combustion of fossil fuels…
‘CoCT must include taxis in its planning’
It’s clear that the provincial and local government, and the taxi industry are still at loggerheads. Public transport advocate Lorenzo…
Taxi strike: ray of hope as City makes new proposals
City and Western Cape officials are hopeful that the latest rounds of talks with striking taxi council, Santaco, will yield…
Duncan Pieterse appointed as new DG of Treasury
Duncan Pieterse has been appointed as the new director-general of the National Treasury. The position had been vacant since June…
Alleged Parliament arsonist case in limbo
The alleged Parliament arsonist, Zandile Mafe is unfit to stand trial. The Western Cape High Court was informed of this…
3 shot dead in Delft and 1 in Woodstock
Three men have been killed and two others injured in a shooting in Delft. It’s understood three gunmen opened fire…
Zuma to hear if he must go back to jail
Former President Jacob Zuma is set to find out whether he must return to prison or not. The Acting Correctional…
Santaco goes to court to stop COCT taxi impoundments
The taxi council, Santaco Western Cape is heading to court over the impoundment of its vehicles as the minibus taxi…
SA must be honest about its post-Apartheid failures
So-called coloureds in South Africa have been disillusioned by the state of the country, and their duty to effect positive…
‘The national coloured voice is being silenced’
The National Coloured Congress is preparing to be a voice for a section of South Africa that is under-represented. The…
Vehicles burn at Delft depot as taxi strike drags on
At least ten government vehicles have either been damaged or destroyed in separate attacks in Cape Town over the past…
Pakistan’s Imran Khan jailed for three years
Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan has been arrested after a court in Islamabad found him guilty of “corrupt practices”…
R1.6m heroin confiscated from elderly woman at CT airport
A 63-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle an estimated R1.6 million worth of drugs through Cape…
More Qurans burnt – no action from Sweden or Denmark
Bahrainis have staged protests to express their condemnation of the recurring acts of desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden…
Taxi strike – Day 2 run down
Stone throwing: Children are being used in acts of vandalism and stone-throwing in parts of Cape Town. Mayoral Committee Member…
A day of chaos and desperation in Cape Town
High school learners told Radio 786 that they will not be attending class tomorrow. They usually arrive home at about…
Bus and rail to help transport CT commuters amid taxi strike
Golden Arrow Bus Services and Metrorail have indicated that they will work to fill the void left by the minibus…
Cape Town taxis halt services with immediate effect
Commuters will be facing further stress, as taxi operators falling under Santaco, have withdrawn their services with immediate effect. The…