Category:Hopping Off

Difference of opinion
February 20, 2017

Difference of opinion

VAUGHAN MOSTERT responds to Andrew Marsay’s letter (below)

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Of Glasgow and glaciers
December 1, 2016

Of Glasgow and glaciers

Most South Africans are looking ahead at 2017 with some trepidation. Added to state capture, downgrades, inequality and university fees, the lack of adequate...

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October talk-shop month
November 1, 2016

October talk-shop month

While formal public transport agencies in the developed world are proposing partnerships with the likes of Uber, in South Africa the focus is not...

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Fossilised thinking in transport?
October 1, 2016

Fossilised thinking in transport?

Promises around the Gautrain: never kept. Real public transport integration: out of sight. Can Gauteng’s new city councils get the job done?

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Of coalitions and cartels
September 1, 2016

Of coalitions and cartels

Here’s wising our new “hybrid” metro councils luck, as they try to make up lost ground and follow through on their election promises …...

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Call in the sangomas?
August 1, 2016

Call in the sangomas?

Let’s link our upcoming elections with the recent Brexit decision, and also bring public transport into the equation …

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Stop pouring concrete!
July 6, 2016

Stop pouring concrete!

This month we ask: what’s really needed to properly plan public transport?

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Feasibility study? Phooey!
June 4, 2016

Feasibility study? Phooey!

A recent newspaper article has underlined an ominous situation in Gauteng. Sooner or later someone will have to intervene – and it may have...

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Ah – junk status! Let’s have another conference!
May 4, 2016

Ah – junk status! Let’s have another conference!

Now that our economy has reached the brink of junk status, many observers are trying to explain how we got there and what needs...

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How many more years do the “planners” need?
April 4, 2016

How many more years do the “planners” need?

Sifting through thousands of pages going back to 1963, one thing becomes clear – South Africa is not, and has never been, serious about...

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