Gautrain Talks

e-Lounge Session - Sexual Health and Pleasure by Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng 01 September 2021 The indomitable Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng - affectionately known as Dr. T - is passionate about making sexual health and well-being services available to all, regardless of their sexual and gender identities and their economic status. Her bestselling book, Dr T: A Guide to Sexual Health and Pleasure, is filled with...

e-Lounge Session - Africa Bounce Back by Victor Kgomoeswana 15 September 2021 Join us as we speak to renowned author and Afro-optimist, Victor Kgomoeswana, about his new book: Africa Bounces Back.

e-Lounge Session - Betting on a Darkie by Mteto Nyati 04 August 2021 Join us for a discussion with author Mteto Nyati, as he unpacks his book, ‘Betting on a Darkie’.

e-Lounge Session - The Economy on your doorstep by Ayabonga Cawe 29 August 2022 Ayabonga Cawe is a development economist, columnist, broadcaster, activist and author. His book, The Economy on Your Doorstep, probes the reasons for the tragic paradox of South African life. Ayabonga tries to go through and beyond what is wrong with our economy, and explains how economic ‘actions’ frame the lives of S...

e-Lounge Session - I am A Man by Dr. Jerry Mofokeng Wa Makhetha 07 June 2022 Dr Jerry Mofokeng wa Makhetha is an award-winning actor, director, author and coach.

e-Lounge Session - Your Next move and # Stagnation Must Fall by Siphiwe Moyo 15 September 2022 This e-lounge chat features Siphiwe Moyo - a seasoned Human Resources, Organisational Behaviour Practitioner and author as we discuss his two books, Your Next Move and #Stagnation Must Fall. Siphiwe Moyo is a sought-after and highly rated International Keynote Speaker, Facilitator and CEO of Paradigm Peo...

e-Lounge Session - Poli Poli by Barbara Masikela 06 December 2022 In this e-Lounge book review session, we have the honour of hosting Barbara Masekela for a discussion on her book, Poli Poli – a memoir. Poli Poli is a remarkable history that speaks to African identity, close family bonds, belonging, struggle and sacrifice, women’s rights, and femininity. Barbara is a South African poet, educator,...

The Gautrain Management Agency recently hosted the fifth instalment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar, in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory. This year’s theme, “Action Learning for Innovation in Public Transport”. It brought to an end the first five years of the Public Transport Knowledge Seminar and provided the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved. I...

The Gautrain Management Agency in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory hosted the 5th installment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar in October 2022. This year’s theme was “Action Learning for innovation in Public Transport” and in the final part Mr Siyabonga Mabaso, Senior Executive Responsible for Technical Services, returns to wrap up the broadening of knowledge in...

The Gautrain Management Agency in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory hosted the 5th installment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar in October 2022. This year’s theme was “Action Learning for innovation in Public Transport” and in Part 5 Chief Commercial Officer of the GMA, Ravi Pillay, and Nyiko Nkuna, Executive Manager for Digital Products, Mobility as a service, w...

The Gautrain Management Agency in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory hosted the 5th installment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar in October 2022. This year’s theme was “Action Learning for innovation in Public Transport” and in Part 4 Jack VD Merwe, Gauteng Transport Authority CEO, discusses the challenges and solutions to the public transport needs of Gauteng cit...

The Gautrain Management Agency in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory hosted the 5th installment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar in October 2022. This year’s theme was “Action Learning for innovation in Public Transport” and in Part 3 we hear from Olivia Maponya, Founder and Executive Director of Kopano Bus Company and Lindiwe Mathebula - Specialist in Transport P...

The Gautrain Management Agency in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory hosted the 5th installment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar in October 2022. This year’s theme was “Action Learning for innovation in Public Transport” and in Part 2 we’re listening to Ricky Stoch, a researcher from Studio Fundi about Innovative Transport Problem Solving and the Wayfinding Report...

The Gautrain Management Agency in partnership with the Gauteng City Region Observatory hosted the 5th installment of the annual Public Transport Knowledge Seminar in October 2022. This year’s theme was “Action Learning for innovation in Public Transport” and in Part 1 you’ll hear from Mr Siyabonga Mabaso, Senior Executive Responsible for Technical Services and Mr Geoff Bickford, researcher for the...

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Gau-Talk 31 | Gautrain Rapid Rail Integrated Network by Gautrain Talks

The fourth annual Public Transport Seminar was jointly hosted by the Gautrain Management Agency and the Gauteng City Region Observatory, and GMA Chief Executive William Dachs opened the two-day event by providing some thoughts on the state of public transport in the province of Gauteng.

The fourth annual Public Transport Seminar was jointly hosted by the Gautrain Management Agency and the Gauteng City Region Observatory, and one of the standout discussions featured five interesting panellists from quite diverse backgrounds. That was Behavioural Designer and Consultant Ricky Stoch, Public Interest Technology Fellow at New America, Sascha Haselmayer, Creative Director and Founder o...

The Gautrain Management Agency has enjoyed a fruitful 10-year partnership with the local taxi industry, and here, the current GMA Chief Executive and former Chief Operating Officer, William Dachs, provides unique insight into the background behind this relationship, and why it has worked so well.

The Gautrain first started running in 2010 and here, current Chief Executive and former Chief Operating Officer William Dachs looks back on 11 years of successful operations for the Gautrain Management Agency, including some key highlights and lessons learned in that period.

Come on, my little angels and join Thembi and Themba on a thrilling ride aboard the Gautrain - Africa’s fastest train! It is so much fun, and exciting, too.

Yolisa and her brother Zeb are off for a day of excitement and adventure. Frustrated that she's wheelchair bound, Yolisa starts a conversation on board the Gautrain. But things don't go as planned...

One day at school, Miss Ball announces that she is planning a class-trip to the zoo. But that wasn’t the only exciting thing – they were going there on the Gautrain! Miss Ball explained the rules about travelling on the Gautrain, particularly the importance of manners, as well as all the amazing high-tech features – Sibo couldn’t wait! Then, after raising funds for the trip with a bake sale, the c...

Lindiwe Mathebula, Transport Integration and Planning Specialist at the Gautrain Management Agency, and Lizzy Vundla, Director at the Alexandra Taxi Association, explore the issue of female empowerment in the public transport sector, and what role the GMA’s partnership with the taxi industry has played in it.

Integrated public transport systems have numerous benefits, including improved mobility, sustainability, spatial planning and economic growth, and this is something recognised by the Gautrain Management Agency. Here, Jacob Rambuda, the GMA’s Senior Manager of Public Transport Integration, and Siyabonga Mabaso, the GMA’s Executive for Transport Integration and Planning, talk through how and why the...