Transport

CITY OF EKURHULENI PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FATAL R21 BUS ACCIDENT

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has moved swiftly to confirm details and facts concerning the tragic bus crash on the R21 Northbound, near the R24 split close to the OR Tambo International Airport, in the early hours of Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The incident, which occurred at approximately 06:32am,

Transport

BUS ACCIDENT CLAIMS 12

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 11/03/2025 0

The City of Ekurhuleni send condolences to the families of those who passed on in a bus accident near the O.R. Tambo International Airport this morning. The accident which had claimed 12 lives and left another 45 people injured occurred around 06:45. The injured were taken to the O.R. Tambo, Thembisa and Edenvale hospitals. “We […]

Transport

ETWATWA PUBLIC TRANSPORT IMPASSE RESOLVED

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 13/08/2024 0

Calm has been restored in Etwatwa following a two-day community protest over public transport issues, which started yesterday, 12 August 2024.

Transport

CITY REPLACES BUS COUPONS, CASH PAYMENTS WITH QR CODE SYSTEM

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 03/06/2024 0

The city is on course to be a fully functional digital city, with the introduction of the Quick Response (QR) code system as a form of payment for municipal bus fares.

EMPD Transport

UNSTABLE eNATIS DISRUPTS LICENSING SERVICES

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 22/02/2024 0

Licensing centers across the city are currently experiencing difficulty when processing vehicle registrations and various licensing claims due to technical glitches with the National Traffic Information System (eNATIS).

News Transport

EKURHULENI BRT SYSTEM ON THE GROWTH PATH

Kgotso Motlhatswi 01/02/2024 0

The City of Ekurhuleni together with the local taxi industry as its stakeholder are shifting gears and levelling up to establish a permanent Vehicle Operating Company (VOC) to manage its BRT system. In 2019, over 900 minibus/ taxi operators accountable for 2 300 taxis belonging to various local taxi associations underwent a registration process as […]

Transport

HARAMBEE BUS SERVICE DISRUPTION

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 22/08/2023 0

Due to the closure of the lower road at the OR Tambo International Airport, the Harambee bus service will not be operational from Monday, 21 August, until Sunday, 27 August 2023.

News Roads Transport

NEW BRIDGE FOR KEMPTON PARK

Kgotso Motlhatswi 04/08/2023 0

Member of Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Transport Planning, Roads and Stormwater Cllr Andile Mngwevu has officially handed over a new bridge – for use by pedestrians and motorists in Pomona. The handover took place on Thursday, 3 August 2023.  The City of Ekurhuleni has not only rebuilt the bridge but also rehabilitated the stream going […]

Transport

NEWLY REFURBISHED SOMHLOLO TAXI RANK IN VOSLOORUS READY FOR USE

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 26/06/2023 0

Members of the Vosloorus Boksburg District Taxi Association (VBDTA) have expressed gratitude to the City of Ekurhuleni for refurbishing the Somhlolo Taxi Rank in Vosloorus.

Transport

CITY ALLOCATES ALTERNATIVE BUS FOR PALMRIDGE, CRESTA ROUTE

Thulasizwe City of Ekurhuleni 12/05/2023 0

The City of Ekurhuleni has allocated an alternative bus to service the Palmridge/Cresta route after a bus servicing the same route caught fire this morning in the Katlehong area. The city assures commuters that the intervention will ensure that the 05:20 bus slot from Palmridge to Cresta will not be interrupted from tomorrow (Friday).