This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
IOL News reports that approximately R9 billion has been spent on the Go!Durban project to streamline public transportation, but there are no buses on the route 13 years later.
The money was spent on infrastructure, fleet procurement, and related professional services, according to municipal reports. In a report, the eThekwini Transport Authority (ETA) presented a revised strategy aimed at overcoming key challenges in the implementation of the Go!Durban programme. In its efforts to address setbacks, including the prolonged negotiations within the minibus taxi and bus industries that stalled progress in 2021, the ETA's new strategy reflects a proactive realignment with national priorities and frameworks. Nelisiwe Zama, acting director of ETA, said they would initiate an in-depth engagement process with all relevant stakeholders and discussions with affected minibus taxi and bus operators specific to phase one routes of the network.
On Thursday, eThekwini councillors gave the go-ahead for the establishment of a PTOG Transition Framework and Task Team within ETA to lead planning for the absorption of legacy services and operators into the municipal framework. But, councillor Warren Burne described the report as vague and incomplete, with no mention of cash flow projections. Zwakele Mncwango, ActionSA councillor, described the process of noting this item in council as approving a blank cheque, while Sandile Gwala, an IFP councillor, was concerned that the infrastructure along the route would soon need rehabilitation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Zainul Dawood at IOL News
Get other news reports at the SA LabourNews home page