The DA could be facing more political turmoil over the resignation of Patricia de Lille as Cape Town mayor, Netwerk24 reported on Wednesday. According to the online publication, De Lille might not resign at the end of this month, as was announced in August. At the centre of the turmoil are two[…]
Striking MyCiTi workers were expected draw their protest into its second week when they descend on the Civic Centre today. This is despite the City saying it obtained an urgent interdict against the striking workers, preventing them from intimidating, harassing or assaulting MyCiTi passengers and staff, or damaging MyCiTi stations,[…]
Commuters in Cape Town faced more disruptions on Monday morning, as MyCiti bus drivers in Cape Town embarked on a so-called “illegal or wildcat strike.” Some of the bus drivers who are employed by the Vehicle Operating Companies (VOCs) operating the MyCiTi bus routes embarked on an illegal strike at[…]
As a result of dead locked wage negotiations, Golden Arrow has confirmed that a nationwide strike is set to take place on Wednesday 18th April. Golden Arrow Spokesperson, Bronwen Dyke Beyer says negotiations are still underway and they are hopeful that an agreement can be reached soon. “If the strike[…]
The City of Cape Town has condemned what it termed “orchestrated attacks” by protesters on two MyCiTi bus stations. Brett Herron, Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development, said the attacks on the MyCiTi bus stations would cause major inconveniences to commuters. “Thousands of commuters from Dunoon will be[…]
The City of Cape Town on Thursday said it had obtained a court interdict to prevent protesters from disrupting the MyCiTi bus service in Du Noon and surrounds. The city was granted the urgent interdict late Wednesday afternoon after it had to shut down some of its buses on the[…]
A mother whose unemployed son was fined R9 000 after damaging a MyCiTi bus, took out a loan to pay for it. Transport for Cape Town mayoral committee member Brett Herron said on Monday that the Atlantis man broke the window in Saxonsea early on September 6. He said the[…]
The Western Cape Drivers Alliance will embark on strike action in Cape Town on Wednesday where the group will hand over a memorandum of grievances to the Premier of the Western Cape. A spokesperson from the alliance, who asked not to be named, says that the organization consists of taxi[…]
The City of Cape Town on Monday applied for leave to appeal the judgment and order that stops it from evicting residents and demolishing homes in South Road to make way for the Wynberg MyCiTi route. The City considers the judgment – handed down by acting Judge AJ Weinkove in[…]
The decision by the Western Cape High Court to effectively halt the plans for the Wynberg MyCiTi route was hailed by the ANC on Tuesday. Provincial secretary Faiez Jacobs said in a statement that the ruling, which was handed down on Monday and stops the City of Cape Town from[…]
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