Johannesburg, 16 September 2009 – The City of Johannesburg has announced that the complementary buses servicing the Rea Vaya CBD circle routes should be operating by Monday, 21 September.
The City has secured the services of sufficient number of ticket vendors on the two CBD circle routes, which will enable them to streamline the service offering [...]
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Media Statement by Rehana Moosajee MMC Transport and assessment of BRT Day 1
ASSESSMENT OF DAY ONE OPERATIONS: REA VAYA BRT PHASE 1 A
I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all the commuters, drivers, station ambassadors, volunteers and other staff who have made the BRT happen this morning! Rea Vaya - We are going!
Our [...]
The government warned the taxi industry that it would push ahead with the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system and would not tolerate violent protest from minibus operators.
“The law enforcement agencies will not hesitate to take strong action against those who either threaten or perpetrate any form of violence,” Cabinet said in statement [...]
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We the citizens of Joburg, attending the Public Transport Summit on 15th August 2009 at Nasrec Expo Centre hereby declare
1. That we collectively face:
• Long travel times;
• Increasing pace of urbanization and growth of the Joburg meaning that so many people need to get around our city;
• High cost of public transport;
• Unreliable public transport [...]
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The Public Transport Summit that took place on Saturday, 15 August saw the City and key stakeholders reach agreement on a number of issues including the creation of a safe, efficient and integrated public transport network and the speedy implementation and extension of Rea Vaya, particularly to areas where public transport is most needed.
More than [...]
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Taxi bosses were not negotiating in good faith on Cape Town’s proposed Integrated Rapid Transit (IRT) system, the city’s mayoral committee member for transport said on Wednesday.
Elizabeth Thompson’s claim came as the Western Cape National Taxi Alliance (WC-NTA) suspended services in the city, a move which coincided with the second day of a strike by [...]
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The government has acknowledged that the consultation process in the launch of the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system was flawed, The Star newspaper reported on Thursday.
“We must concede that the consultation process for the BRT might not have been the most appropriate method, given the nature of the industry and the variety of stakeholders,” [...]
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An improvement of transport, accommodation and security will ensure a successful 2010 World Cup tournament, Government Communications said on Tuesday.
A detailed assessment of all logistical arrangements, including transport, accommodation and security, would put the country in a better position to host a successful World Cup, spokesperson Tiyani Rikhotso said in a statement.
“The success of the [...]
Johannesburg - Six days into the Confederations Cup in South Africa, the warm-up tournament for the World Cup next year, the transport of spectators to and from the games is still beset by difficulty, the organisers admitted on Friday.
The four host cities in the tournament - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Rustenburg and Bloemfontein - have put in [...]
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In the State of the Nation address, President Zuma referred to the discussions around the Bus Rapid Transit System. I would like to quote:
“In April this year, I gave an undertaking to the taxi industry leadership to defer negotiations relating to the operation of the Bus Integrated Rapid Transit system until after the elections.
We undertook [...]
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