KEPALA BATAS: Penang police detained two suspects and seized various types of drugs worth RM104,879 during a raid at a restaurant in Raja Uda, Butterworth, near here.
Road users across the province found themselves facing roadblocks as law enforcement officials mounted a programme to ensure the safety of drivers and passengers during the long weekend and the rest of the festive season.
Long-haul bus operator Intercape has asked the Makhanda high court to force transport minister Fikile Mbalula to implement its court order that he put his ministerial weight behind an action plan to stop taxi violence against bus operators and their passengers in the Eastern Cape. Mbalula is seeking leave to appeal against the October judgment and says that pending the outcome of the appeal, he has no intention of carrying out the court’s order that he work with the province to put in place s.
Local businesses and communities have given a cautious welcome to the announcement by Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula that the construction of the multibillion-rand Mtentu bridge in rural Mbizana will go ahead.