Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Level 3 Lockdown: What now for public transport?

With the economy slowly reopening under lockdown Level 3, what does this mean for the public transport sector? Minibuses are allowed to be on the road at any time under Level 3. But the reality for many drivers is that — because they still can’t load more than 70 per cent making a living is difficult. They said we must load 10 people in the car, still there’s no profit. We’re losing,” said taxi river Wandile Cebekhulu. We can ask our taxi owners, they’re not getting any help from the government.

Trains 

Meanwhile, hitching a train ride outside Gauteng remains practically impossible right now. Government feels Metrorail just isn’t ready to get rolling again. The new date to resume the service is 1 July The Gautrain, though, has extended its operating times but the airport route remains suspended for now.

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Safair says its planes will be back in the sky for business travel from 15 June. Airlink as well, SAA as well, Comair will stay on the ground until November,” said aviation expert Guy Leitch.

“And Mango, the last I heard, was that they’re going to be polling their travellers.” Leitch believes we should prepare to pay a lot more for flights now and wait for prices to drop when we move to lockdown Levels 2 and 1.

– Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Help protect your loved ones by sharing this official South African government COVID-19 service with your family, friends and community.

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In other news – Boity bares all: “I’m working on losing weight and getting my body back

She practically grew up in the limelight – but the thought of exposing her private space terrified her and for many years she simply refused to do it. What if viewers judged her? What if they were mean? Could she deal with the unnerving thought of fans having even more access to her life? These questions and more swirled around in Boity Thulo’s mind every time she was approached to do a reality TV show. Read more

Source: eNCA

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