Cameras, panic buttons on its way for Golden Arrow buses
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town - Cosatu in the province met with the Golden Arrow Bus Services (Gabs) management on Thursday, to seek an update on the safety plan after a recent spike in robberies on buses.
The meeting follows a day after two incidents of bus robberies were reported in Delft.
Police spokesperson Andrè Traut said the first incident occurred at 4pm on the N2 in the vicinity of the airport, where three suspects fled with personal belongings of passengers and bus fare and were yet to be arrested.
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Blue Dot plan to curb taxi violence gets stamp of approval
By Sisonke Mlamla
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The Blue Dot Taxi pilot project would see the participation of approximately 1 300 minibus taxis in an incentive programme that would reward improved driving behaviour
Cape Town - A new initiative to bring stability to the violence-ridden taxi industry has been officially launched by premier Alan Winde together with Transport and Public Works MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela at the Gene Louw Traffic College in Brackenfell yesterday.
The Blue Dot Taxi pilot project would see the participation of approximately 1 300 minibus taxis, distributed across the regions of the Western Cape, in an incentive programme that would reward improved driving behaviour and higher service quality, while encouraging reduced instances of illegal operations and conflict.
Calls for City to probe Gallows Hill fire that burnt traffic car
By Sisonke Mlamla
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Cape Town – Political parties want the City of Cape Town to conduct a full investigation into the cause of a fire that engulfed a traffic services vehicle at the Gallows Hill Traffic Department on Friday night.
City Traffic Services spokesperson Kevin Jacobs said at approximately 8.17pm on Friday, a Cape Town traffic services vehicle caught alight at the traffic department in Green Point.
Jacobs said the fire services department responded to the emergency and extinguished the fire. One of the vehicles was destroyed by the fire and a second partially damaged.
Western Cape department considering special court for municipal corruption cases
By Mwangi Githahu
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Cape Town - The provincial department of local government is considering establishing a special court where cases of fraud, corruption and maladministration in municipalities can be tried faster than in the other courts, according to the head of the department, Graham Paulse.
Paulse was answering questions before the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) during its deliberations on the level of governance achieved and financial aspects outlined in the department’s annual report for the 2019/20 financial year.
Paulse said: “As we head towards the local government elections, we have seen an increase of incidents of fraud, corruption and maladministration in appointments and governance areas.