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Volume 3 Issue 1
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by Cara.
Dear Readers, Welcome to the first issue for 2012. The year has begun with some great achievements in the transport sector. The City of Cape Town was nominated for Sustainable Transport Awards and received an honourable mention. Congratulations to the City of Cape Town for leading the way for all South African Cities. In the [...]
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Car vs pay check – SA vs abroad
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Out of seven countries surveyed, South Africa is the second most expensive country for a teacher to buy a car. The International Mobility Study, conducted by WesBank, compared the purchase price and operating costs of one specific entry level car in relation to a teacher’s salary in Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, South Africa, the UK [...]
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Cape Town to pilot new transport system
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Pretoria – Cape Town has been chosen as the pilot area for a proposed integrated public transport system, to be controlled by municipalities, the transport department said on Wednesday. “The City of Cape Town has indicated [it is] prepared to be used as a pilot area and the city must now do a feasibility study,” [...]
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Massive transport plans on cards
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Pretoria – A massive overhaul of South Africa’s public transport system is set to be in the works in the next decade as expenditure on infrastructure is expected to double over the same period in line with the country’s New Growth Path. As this year’s budget indicates, the Treasury wants the Transport Department to focus [...]
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Joburg chooses solar power
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
IF the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has its way, most of the traffic lights in Joburg will operate on solar power sooner rather than later. At a meeting on 28 September, the agency revealed its intention to have 14 pilot sites operating on solar power in the near future. Given this strategy, various private service [...]
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Nod for sustainable transport efforts
Posted on 14. Apr, 2012 by Cara.
Cape Town was nominated along with 16 cities for the Sustainable Transport Awards and received an honourable mention along with Buenos Aires. THE City of Cape Town has been recognised with an honourable mention at the 2012 Sustainable Transport Awards in Washington. Hosted by The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), during its Transport [...]
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