tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35270822801975875102024-03-13T22:12:46.735+02:00Public Transport South AfricaAnalysis and comments on developments of Public Transport (and anything related) in South Africa.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-9522640486136574492011-04-14T11:36:00.000+02:002011-04-14T11:36:38.491+02:00On the GautrainI finally took the Gautrain last Wednesday. The train is smooth and great to be in but I still think it was a kind of a waste to spend so much money on this project while even our own Metrobus in Jo'burg can't cater for its citiznes. Enough of my complaints.......I was on my way to the Airport (O.R. Tambo) and as a rule I had to get inside the Airport bound coach. Next to me was this wonderful Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-22040968814599897102011-02-17T08:11:00.000+02:002011-02-17T08:11:54.967+02:00Toll Road Debates Heating UpThere is no doubt that Jozi people are not happy with the new tolling system in Johannesburg. Yesterday Sbu said if people are not happy to pay the toll they must make use of taxis which was met with revolt by readers who said Sbu must try the taxi himself. Such a response from the Minister of Transport is not well thought me thinks and has to do with our Minister's arrogance. Surely Sbu Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-42576846578260464752011-02-16T12:48:00.002+02:002011-02-16T12:48:45.532+02:00SANRAL New Toll SystemWhat is your take on the new toll system? Are you going to pay or not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-46720753210653195402011-02-16T12:47:00.000+02:002011-02-16T12:47:14.658+02:00Metrobus and Rea Vaya Drivers on a Striking SpreeAre the Metrobus (City of Johannesburg) and Rea Vaya striking workers ill advised or fighting for the legitimate issues? I do not have all the facts but I am concerned about what I have read up to so far especially regarding the Metrobus. For those who do not know, Metrobus mainly operates in traditionally old white suburbs in Johannesburg while Rea Vaya operates from Soweto Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-71878440923143311892011-01-31T13:59:00.001+02:002011-01-31T13:59:44.955+02:00Master Rail Plan Likely to go aheadIf we cant run the current Metro Trains, what makes us think we can run the High Speed Trains? Who is going to use them? It worries me to know that there are people who are treating this High Speed Train project as if they are children. Like a kid, when daddy or mommy brings a new toy home, they quickly forget about the old toy and only play with the new one.
The cabinet is expected to give theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-63934342227241597422011-01-12T14:06:00.000+02:002011-01-12T14:06:14.457+02:00Thiefs killing the Jo'burg Economy?Its a sad state we are in. Now thieves have turned to stealing our traffic lights in order to make extra monies. Traffic lights are said to be out of order in most intersections around Johannesburg after being vandalised and with the weather being not so nice with lots of rains, this will come as a blow to motorists who have to seat on their cars waiting at intersections.
Now reports says Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-4412210808530268752011-01-04T07:57:00.000+02:002011-01-04T07:57:30.742+02:00New parking system for JohannesburgSoon you will not park for free in the streets of Central Jo'burg, Sandton, Rosebank and in Midrand. For a very long time, motorists in Jo'burg have been parking for free and it is said that some would leave their vehicles for hours without moving them causing other car owners not to find parking at all. It is true, getting a parking in Joburg will take you time during peak hours.
Not thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-36135654344923132422011-01-04T07:42:00.001+02:002011-01-04T07:42:23.382+02:00Happy New YearTo all my readers, happy new year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-12766596167277112662010-12-08T16:47:00.000+02:002010-12-08T16:47:36.219+02:00Metro Bus Drivers Back to WorkYep! They are back....this is no joke Sinu. So it was also because of disagreements on new routes, but which routes are they referring to?
METROBUS drivers returned to work yesterday after the City of Johannesburg was granted a court interdict forcing them to end their illegal strike .
The drivers went on strike on Monday morning in protest against new routes and shift schedules , said Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-51904421738760239612010-12-08T16:29:00.000+02:002010-12-08T16:29:25.723+02:00Transnet's Pipeline Project to cost more than AnticipatedWas Peter Bruce of Business Day right when he said we seem not to always get our estimate of infrastructure costs right? Mmm...u decide;
Transnet's new 550km-long fuel pipeline between Durban and Gauteng is expected to cost R23.4 billion, more than double the original estimate of R11.1 billion, the project's director said in Sandton, Johannesburg on Wednesday. “This pipeline would have Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-90307322057969731252010-12-07T11:36:00.000+02:002010-12-07T11:36:52.850+02:00Its surprising that bread cost less in rural areas than in Urban areas, as the article below says. The question is, how do the bread suppliers keep their prices this low? And are these suppliers also supplying the urban areas or is it the rural suppliers who supply to these rural areas at competitive prices? Mmm...this is interesting and unless someone convince me otherwise, I think its the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-24086013284330975122010-12-07T11:19:00.001+02:002010-12-07T11:25:17.849+02:00MetroBus Drivers on StrikeMmmm too bad. We hope that Management and the drivers sort their differences on time and get people to work.
Johannesburg Metrobus passengers were left stranded on Monday because of a strike by bus drivers over the new shift system, SABC news reported.
"Despite being requested by management to give their input on the new shifts, bus operators have not responded, and now refuse to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-29053941052446960452010-12-06T17:17:00.000+02:002010-12-06T17:17:53.225+02:00Saudi Airlines imposing SR50 fine on late and no-show passengersWill we see this happening to other airlines?
The fines are for first and business-class passengers traveling domestically who wish to re-book, re-route or would like to cancel their flight and require a refund 24 hours before their scheduled departure,” Abdullah Al-Ajhar, Saudia vice president of public relations, told Arab News, adding that neither economy class nor international passengers Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-70910626421571124432010-12-06T07:24:00.000+02:002010-12-06T07:24:58.854+02:00Training of Taxi Drivers in the cardsDon't laugh at this please! Taxi drivers and their other counterparts in the taxi industry are set to be trained first before they could drive any passengers. Yes, that's according to SANTACO;
SANTACO will be launching a training academy that will train drivers, ranks marshals, rank managers and operators to project better customer care and instill customer satisfaction in the commuting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-33286197747709642772010-12-03T07:41:00.000+02:002010-12-03T07:41:09.926+02:00A post from a friend......thanks ArtwellIf you too wish to send me something so that I can post it here, please feel free to do so.
Good day
The National Road Traffic Regulations have been amended. The amendment is in Government Gazette 33796, Notice number 1113 published on 25 November 2010. It is called the Seventeenth Amendment and came into force on publication.
A few of the amendments are listed Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-30080515813843797172010-12-03T07:38:00.000+02:002010-12-03T07:38:25.781+02:00More potholes for SA's roads, says CSIROops Artwell, you still going to have to duck a lot of potholes when you drive, even you Sinu. But this is no laughing matter. Its a crises that need to be sorted as soon as possible, according to the CSIR. Read more below;
Motorists should brace themselves for more potholes this coming rainy season due to lack of maintenance on many South African roads, the Council for Scientific and IndustrialUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-21196956823918493132010-12-02T16:39:00.000+02:002010-12-02T16:39:39.351+02:00Is SAA on the UP?It was a familiar situation. I was in a group of 15 people checking in at Cape Town International two Fridays ago for our late-afternoon SA Airways return flight to Johannesburg.
Despite arriving just over an hour before departure, we were told the flight was over booked and that we were among 30 passengers who would have to take later flights.
But when? The next SAA flight was also full. And Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-4437799625150167502010-12-02T07:51:00.000+02:002010-12-02T07:51:23.905+02:00Masters at UJGood news friends! I will be studying for my Masters at UJ next year with complements from South African Road Federations. If you would like to apply for their bursaries, please visit them hereUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-10806855611772022032010-12-02T07:49:00.000+02:002010-12-02T07:49:47.601+02:00Great news for Mozambique/SA Border Users - not for private car users thoughAs far as I know, this is not the first in Africa. The Zim/Zambia border is also operational and it would make economic sense for African countries to initiate such projects, not only for freight or public transport but for every mode. The times where one has to spend valuable hours at the border sorting the paper work is the times of the past. If Europe can do it, why not Africa?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-30925834619265392692010-11-10T09:25:00.000+02:002010-11-10T09:25:20.931+02:00How Gauteng's toll roads will work - 2010/11/09The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is set to implement its open-road tolling system in April next year, and the cost structure has come under the spotlight -- how exactly hidden costs will be passed on to the consumer.
The routes that will be affected are the N1 from Pretoria, the R24 to the R21 to Pretoria and Johannesburg's ring roads on the Randburg and Alberton routes. There Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-83171236443230720102010-11-09T14:02:00.001+02:002010-11-09T14:03:58.675+02:00canberra: a new circulator network for the national corecanberra: a new circulator network for the national coreWashington DC has its downtown circulator, and now the Washington DC of Australia, Canberra, has one too. What's more, my clients in Canberra created their circulator for almost zero in new operating costs, using an old trick of mine. Starting next week, four color-coded lines will provide frequent links among all the major toursit Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-37200107194641054062010-11-05T16:56:00.000+02:002010-11-05T16:56:52.918+02:00Big Brother UpdateFriends, here is the update.
View Big Brother in a larger mapUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-12864886720517626492010-11-05T16:51:00.001+02:002010-11-05T16:51:32.034+02:00Johannesburg Metro Police in ShamblesYou should be worried when your most trusted men are so corrupt. Perhaps, Pig spotter is correct to call them pigs and to alert citizens about their wherebouts.
Read below;
MORE than 10 percent, or 476, of the Joburg metro police department’s (JMPD) staff complement have been investigated internally in the past year for allegations ranging from theft to bribery, assault and misconduct. But, ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-75837168505477392732010-11-05T16:41:00.000+02:002010-11-05T16:41:36.577+02:00Learners Licenses in SA - A time bomb?"Fuc*!" This is what I said to myself when I opened the learner's license question paper yesterday when I went to the Randburg Civic center to write my learner's license. The questions on the paper had the answers underlined by the previous learners who used them to write and the authority never minded giving us the same papers. So, for all the answers that I did notUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527082280197587510.post-58846031570821192782010-11-04T17:11:00.001+02:002010-11-04T17:11:46.169+02:00Watching them like a Hawk - Big Brother is hereHello all,
Sorry for not being so available as I used to. Well, this is not going to change, because my new job is really taking a lot of time I used to have before...but I am not complaining he he. In any case, a week back my wife asked me how long does it take for the JRA to fix a robot that is not working. I thought that was a good question which I did not have a straight answer. So like Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0