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transport
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Bolt SA Cracks Down: Over 6,000 Drivers Suspended For Safety Violations And Noncompliance
06 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This is following an incident involving a Bolt driver who allegedly stabbed two women passengers in Cape Town after an altercation.
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Shocking New Book Sheds Light On The Hidden World Of Serial Killer Truckers
04 Jun 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Describing it as “part of a wider sociological phenomenon hiding in plain sight”, the book Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers, makes for uncomfortable, but fascinating reading.
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South Africa Is Getting A ‘Super Transport Regulator’ That Will Set Road, Airport, Port And Rail Pricing
15 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
South Africa’s transport industry is going to undergo a ‘radical’ transformation with the introduction of a Transport Economic Regulator (TER).
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Uber Is Really Getting Into Boats Now
18 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Uber is doing the most, launching boat travel in Greece.
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Why Your Short Uber Trips Keep Getting Cancelled
18 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Often the driver accepts your ride request, but then as soon as they realise how far you need to go, they cancel the trip.
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Virgin Reckons These ‘Passenger Pods’ Are The Future Of Travel [Video]
27 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Richard Branson’s Virgin is claiming to set the standard for 21st-century travel with ‘passenger pods’ that can go at speeds in excess of 1 000 kilometres per hour from one major city to the next.
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Can You Get Coronavirus From Using Uber?
09 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Tons of people take Uber every day, and you never know who was in the passenger seat before you.
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Staggering Stats Show Extent Of South Africa’s Train Mess
03 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Prasa’s annual report gives us some shocking insight into just how inefficient the rail system in South Africa is.
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A Quick Look At What Goes Into Building Africa’s First Solar Power Tower Plant
26 Jul 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The first of its kind in Africa, the Khi Solar One solar power tower plant required 335 metric tonnes of cargo to be imported. This is how they did it.
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What You Need To Know About The New Bakkie Laws That Start From Tomorrow
10 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
In an effort to curb a series of devastating road accidents, bakkies are being targeted with new laws implemented from tomorrow.
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Actually, Some Seats On A Plane Do You Give You A Better Chance Of Survival
26 Apr 2017 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The world always stands in shock when a big airliner goes down. Such terror. So many lives lost. But then, sometimes, there’s a miracle – or is it just good positioning?
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Simple Chart Shows How Africa Is Undergoing A Massive Transport Revolution
03 Apr 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ask any South African and they will tell you about their nightmare encounters with our minibus taxis, and it looks like the continent as a whole has had enough.
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What You Need To Know About The Massive Drama Building At Elon Musk’s Hyperloop One
13 Jul 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
There’s some silly business going down in Silicon Valley, which will likely create a major setback for the future of transport. Drama abounds.
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The Way South Africans Get Around These Days Is Rapidly Changing
19 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Uber has disrupted the South African market and the effects are overwhelmingly positive. It’s also drastically changing the way many look at transport.
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Two Trains Went Up In Flames At Cape Town Station This Weekend – Here Are The Pics
11 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
You may have seen flames rise from the middle of Cape Town’s CBD on Saturday evening and wondered what was on fire.
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Attention Clifton And Sea Point Residents, Cosatu Is Coming For You
08 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Casatu’s provincial general secretary, Tony, placed a lot of demands on The City of Cape Town during yesterday’s march – and most were a tad silly.
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Instructions To Find Out Your Uber Rating Given By The Drivers
22 Sep 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
If you’re a fan of rating your Uber drivers you may also be interested in finding out how you’ve been rated. Here’s those few easy steps then.
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Radical – KZN Taxi Launches Onto Railway Line, Gets Hit By Train – 15 Dead [Video]
18 Aug 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
In the latest accident to add to South Africa’s road safety statistics, 15 people were found dead in an incident that was clearly breaking the law in some way.
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Everyone Is Talking About Justin Bieber’s New Transportation Device – It’s Like A Segway, But It’s Not [Video]
10 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We haven’t given you a ‘Justin Bieber’ in what feels like weeks! Could it be? Here’s a little update of what he has been up to in his spare time (AKA when he isn’t getting arrested).
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Revealed: Uber’s Giant New Glass Headquarters In San Francisco Is Off The Charts
01 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Uber has grown from strength to strength in its so far short lifetime, and this new headquarters is going to house all the brains behind the brand.
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Attention Hipsters: These Are The Most Beautiful Bicycles Of 2015
19 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you haven’t hopped on to the bicycle revolution then it’s about time you did, and here’s the most perfect and inspiring list of two-wheeled designs to get you interested.
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You Probably Never Want To Get Stuck On The Eshima Ohashi Bridge In Japan
12 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever been to Thorpe Park near London you will remember the roller-coaster ride called Stealth. This bridge is much like it.
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The Google Self-Driving Cars Are Almost As Bad As Our Taxis
12 May 2015 by Kiernan / 2 Comments
Part of the appeal of the self-driving car, other than the fact you can sit in the back and do absolutely nothing, is the safety aspect. But are they really safer than human drivers?
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Badass Granny Runs Thief Over In Her Mobility Scooter
16 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
My 86-year old gran arrives tomorrow for a ten day stay with me, but she prefers the trains so this probably won’t happen.
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Obviously Uber Has A Rickshaw Service In India
10 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The ease in which Uber has infiltrated my day to day life is wonderful. The fact that I can use it all over the world makes it even more wonderful. It just never stops.
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Do You Ride A Scooter? This Is What Your Helmet Says About You
08 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all have that fantasy of zipping through town on your scooter with your blowing in the breeze. Not so, for we all have to wear helmets here…
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Here’s A Bus That Got Its Roof Ripped Off By A Tree In London
03 Feb 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I hear London is the place to be right now. Freezing weather, yobs, chavs, a few post-Christmas sales, and home-made topless busses.
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Local Uber Reveals Employment Stats As Drivers Give Their Thoughts [Video]
22 Jan 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Good news Uber users, those men and women behind the wheel are just as happy about getting you home safely as you are. This video tells some of their stories.
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Uber In Hong Kong Helps You Move Apartment
09 Jan 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Now moving apartments is easier than begging that guy you kind of know with the bakkie to help you out on his only day off. Don’t be that guy.
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This Is How Smart South Africans Are Using Uber
07 Jan 2015 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
There are still moments where I question people’s sanity when they say they haven’t heard of Uber. This post isn’t for them – it’s for people who want to ENHANCE their Uber vibe.. At my house we use Uber nearly every day – even for collecting food from restaurants that don’t do deliveries. During season time, […]
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