Gautrain demand grows

The average number of passengers on a week-day has risen from 26 000 in April 2012 to 42 000 at the end of March 2013, said Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi.

• Man fights to get Gautrain footage
• Gautrain 'more punctual than Tube'
• Joburg bus drivers strikeview
• Strike: MyCiTi bus services suspended

Still hope for e-tolls breather - AA

The Automobile Association of SA has urged its members to not yet register for e-tags because they still believe an equitable solution can be hammered out.

• Countdown begins for e-toll roll-out
• Make e-tolls unworkable, motorists told
• Sanral: We wanted to warn motorists

Govt vs people on e-tolls, says DA

Electronic tolling faces an uphill battle as public resistance mounts against plans to start charging motorists within the next two months, warns the DA.

• Countdown begins for e-toll roll-out
• Cape ramps up fight against e-tolls
• More tolls on the cards, warns DA

More tolls on the cards, warns DA

The DA says Gauteng motorists may face more tolls as the second phase of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project appears to have been given the nod.

• Cosatu condemns e-toll bill
• E-toll bill gets the green light
• Cosatu to bring SA to halt over e-tolls

Economic head for Gauteng appointed

An acting head of the Gauteng economic development department has been appointed in the wake of the suspension of its current head, the department says.

• Gauteng residents SA's most indebted
• MEC: Gauteng largest contributor
• DA: Mmemezi misused more public funds
• Hawks probe R23m Gauteng contract
• MEC: Gauteng seeks clean audits
• Gauteng growth loses momentum

Gauteng residents SA's most indebted

Gauteng has the highest consumer debt per capita of all nine provinces, the SA Institute of Race Relations says.

• Debt: weigh up your options
• The secret to money
• Maternity setback

Hawks probe R23m Gauteng contract

An IT contract worth R23m, awarded by the Gauteng finance department, is reportedly under investigation by the Hawks.

• R52m tender trips up Malema
• Tender watchdog to crack whip
• R675bn lost to graft since 1994 - expert

Gauteng improves care in hospitals

The Gauteng health department will be improving the services and quality of care at the province's four biggest hospitals, it says.

• R5m in damages for Gauteng man
• Partnerships can boost hospitals
• Hospitals, specialists drive up costs

MEC: Job targets difficult

Slow global economic growth will make attaining the country's employment targets difficult, says Gauteng economic development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile.

• Commemorating Gauteng's golden heritage
• Everyone but govt upset over e-tolls
• Tolling could begin soon

Commemorating Gauteng's golden heritage

This September Gauteng pulls out all the stops to honour the rich diversity of Mzansi's arts, culture and heritage sector.

• Berlin revisited
• When saving was the norm
• A quiverful of buses
• Gauteng economy patchy
• Call to expose Gauteng corruption
• E-tolls: State not fighting public

Gauteng to rent despite owning property

The Gauteng provincial government is to rent new offices in the Johannesburg CBD even though it owns 20 other properties in the same area, according to reports.

• Gauteng fares poorly in audit
• Final e-toll showdown in November
• Gauteng Municipality borrows R150m

Call to expose Gauteng corruption

Officials guilty of mis-using public money at the Gauteng Shared Services Centre must be held accountable, according to the DA.

Gauteng MEC promises 1000 jobs in Nov

Under Gauteng's job placement plan 1000 people will get jobs in November, says newly-appointed economic development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile.

• Gauteng Municipality borrows R150m
• ANC proposes job seekers grant
• Zille rubbishes job seekers' grant

Gauteng municipalities owed over R26bn

Municipalities in Gauteng are owed more than R26bn, with households responsible for 70% of the debt, according to a report.

• Councils drowning in water debt
• Municipalities lousy debt collectors
• FNB: Household debt improving

Most Gauteng govt's traffic fines unpaid

The majority of traffic fines issued to senior politicians and their departments in Gauteng have gone unpaid because official vehicles were exempt.

• Faster delivery fuelling protests - govt
• Transport dept probing corruption claims
• DA launches 'Mmemezi monitor'

Gauteng shows erratic growth

Mining is seriously hampering the Gauteng economy and transport is also struggling, but the construction sector appears to be lifting its head.

• Gauteng braces for tougher times
• Gauteng economy at strongest in 6 years
• SA's economic engine still roaring

E-tolls best option for R20bn roads bill

Deputy Transport Minister Jeremy Cronin says e-tolls in Gauteng are the only viable way to pay for the cost of improving the province's highways.

• Last-ditch bid to stop e-tolling
• Treasury joins e-toll court fight

Tolls: Animals will suffer, NSPCA says

E-toll tariffs will severely impact on the ability of the NSPCA to rescue animals, the organisation says.

• Commission looking into toll complaint
• Sanral faces challenge to tolls tarriffs

Gauteng estate agents most upbeat

Estate agents in Gauteng are more optimistic about prospects for the property market than their counterparts in the rest of SA, says a survey.

• FNB: Households see reduced debt pressure
• Nkwinti concerned about valuation
• Estate agents’ board chief suspended

Gauteng economy at strongest in 6 years

Open wallets support growth in SA's economic heartland although other sectors should contribute more, says the latest Sake24 and BoE Private Clients' Barometer.

• Tolls on Gauteng’s highways should be scrapped?
• ICT hub planned for Nasrec
• Gauteng plans infrastructure jobs drive

SA's economic engine still roaring

Gauteng's economy has improved on a year ago and consumers are also more upbeat.

• Gauteng economy gaining pace
• Gauteng, SA's economic engine, stalls
• Gauteng growth under pressure
• Gauteng shows signs of slowdown
• Gauteng economy needs a boost
• SA's growth engine stutters

Sanral denies e-toll roadblocks

The SA National Roads Agency says there's no truth to reports on social media that its staff are stopping people and forcing them to register for e-tolls.

• Sanco welcomes e-toll postponement
• Tolls delay may hit Sanral rating

Shell fuel supply to improve over weekend

Shell says it has restarted a fuel depot and expects it to be fully operational this weekend, which will help resume deliveries to stations which have run dry.

• Kruger National Park out of petrol
• Fuel shortages hit Gauteng, Cape Town