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Govt’s Gautrain bill shrinks to R70m a month as ridership jumps

The patronage guarantee government paid to Bombela, the operator of the Gautrain system, had dropped from between R80-million and R85-million a month last year, to between R70-million and...

SA: Nomvula Mokonyane: Address by the Gauteng Premier, during the gala dinner of the Airport Cities conference, Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni (06/05/2013)

SPEECH

Gauteng is a region born out of gold, with Johannesburg being the largest city in the world not situated on a lake, navigable river or by the coast. The region has always provided for...

Ekurhuleni aims to deploy aerotropolis to entrench ‘workshop of Africa’ status

AIRPORT CITY

The Gauteng city of Ekurhuleni plans to finalise its 30-year aerotropolis master plan during May, having adopted the concept as part of its Growth and Development Strategy 2055 last year. The...

FEDUSA: Statement by Federation of Unions of South Africa, intervenes in bus strike (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) has intervened in the current bus strike on behalf of its affiliate, UTATU SARWHU. The Federation has requested an urgent meeting with the Gauteng...

All SA construction majors 'involved' in collusion, price-fixing – Patel

INFRASTRUCTURE

Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel has said that all the major South African civil engineering and construction companies currently active in the sector have been involved in...

Gautrain 2012 ridership up 60%, placing ‘severe strain’ on capacity

GAUTRAIN

Average weekday ridership on the Gautrain in March has jumped by 60% compared with the same month last year, says Bombela spokesperson Kelebogile Machaka. Bombela is responsible for operating the...

SA: Kgosientso Ramokgopa: Address by the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, during the State of the City Address, City Hall, Tshwane (04/04/2013)

SPEECH

It’s an immense honour and a distinct privilege to address this grand gathering on the occasion of the second annual State of the City Address. Approximately a year ago the incumbent...

Bombardier Africa Alliance wins R1.1bn Prasa signalling contract

RAIL

The Bombardier Africa Alliance consortium had won a R1.1-billion contract to complete a conventional mainline resignalling project for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), said rail...

DA: Statement by Neil Campbell, DA Gauteng Spokesperson on Roads and Transport, demands answers on Gautrain cable theft chaos (20/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The DA will request an explanation from Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Ismail Vadi on the cable theft that cast the Gautrain's north-south line into chaos this morning.

Tshwane metro unveils first station in its A Re Yeng bus rapid transit system

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The Tshwane metro on Tuesday showed the media what its purple and green Tshwane rapid transit (TRT) system stations would look like, while it also unveiled the name of the new R3.5-billion bus...

Monthly sustainability legislation, regulation and parliamentary update: September 2012

WARBURTON GUNN ATTORNEYS

SECTION A: ENVIRONMENTAL (NATIONAL) National Environmental Management Act (107/1998)

IFP: Statement by Bonginkosi Dhlamini, IFP Caucus Leader in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, condemns the burning of train carriages and the Gautrain (14/03/2013)

STATEMENT

IFP Gauteng Province (IFPG-GP) is concerned by the report explaining that three-train carriages of Mlamlankunzi railway station in Orlando East, Soweto were torched down yesterday, parallel to the...

SA: Statement by the Department of Roads and Transport, on post State of the Province Address (07/03/2013)

STATEMENT

The Premier in her State of the Province Address (SOPA) had highlighted a number of major freight, road and public transport initiatives to be coordinated and implemented by the Gauteng Department...

SA: Dipuo Peters: Address by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, at the launch of the Department of Environmental Affairs Green Cars, Gerotek West, Pretoria (26/02/2013)

SPEECH

Thank you for the warm welcome and greetings to you all, particularly all the stakeholders and partners who have worked so hard to make this green car project a reality. Today we launch a...

Gauteng’s aerotropolis master plan to get under way

STATE OF THE PROVINCE

The development of a master plan for the aerotropolis concept around South Africa’s busiest airport was set to get under way following the appointment of Gautrain Management Agency CEO Jack van...

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