The City of Cape Town has withdrawn the notices terminating lease agreements with 26 tenants living in City-owned properties along South Road in Wynberg. In a statement released on Thursday, the City said that while litigation seemed unavoidable, “we only want to proceed once we are convinced that all possible[…]
Clutching onto her valuables while holding on for dear life on an hour-long daily commute has become a distant memory for June Heyns. The Tafelsig woman is one of almost 650 000 commuters who have in the last 11 months made use of the MyCiTi N2 Express Route, which was[…]
A war of words has erupted between Cosatu provincial secretary Tony Ehrenreich and City of Cape Town Mayco member for Transport, Councillor Brett Heron after the trade union federation withdrew a complaint against the city council at the Equality Court. The union has charged that the roll out of the[…]
VOC News joined Mayoral member for Transport Councillor Brett Herron and a few journalists on a bus ride along the MyCiti Mitchell’s Plain-Claremont bus route on Friday morning. The proposed bus routes form part of Phase 2 of the MyCiti service to the metro-south east. This proposed route was developed[…]
The South African Transport and Allied Union (Satawu) will be staging a demonstration in the next 24 hours if their request for mediation with bus operating company Transpeninsula is not addressed by the City of Cape Town. Satawu Western Cape provincial secretary Thembela Dakufe said the City remains averse to[…]
A strike by MyCiti bus drivers entered its sixth day in Cape Town on Monday, the city said. “Transport for Cape Town, the city’s transport authority, is carefully monitoring the strike by bus drivers who are members of the SA Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) and employed by TPI,”[…]
The strike by MyCiti bus drivers is set to continue, the City of Cape Town said on Wednesday. “The City of Cape Town has been informed that the strike by bus drivers who are employed by the Transpeninsula Investments (TPI) vehicle operating company (VOC) is continuing,” mayoral committee member for[…]
A proposed MyCiti bus route being touted for Wynberg and Plumstead is expected to have negative implications for a taxi industry currently operating within the same vicinity. The new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is being planned for construction on South Road, which runs through both suburbs. However the route[…]
Residents in Wynberg and Plumstead are in an uproar over a proposed MyCiti bus route being planned for construction through their respective suburbs. This follows the City of Cape Town’s decision to issue eviction notices to 30 families residing in council owned homes, which will likely be demolished make way[…]
The illegal strike by MyCiti bus drivers is over, the City of Cape Town said on Friday. “The City of Cape Town would like to inform commuters that the illegal strike by some of the drivers employed by Kidrogen, a MyCiTi vehicle operating company (VOC), is over,” the city said[…]
WhatsApp us 