To ensure a safer environment for passengers on the Golden
Arrow Bus Service (GABS). Twenty law enforcement officers of
City of Cape Town will take up obligations on Monday to ensure protection on
Golden Arrow buses, was made possible by the city’s expanded public works
programme (EPWP).
This came after a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed by the city's
law enforcement department and GABS, the bus service
to fight the series of bus attacks that have happened. The
MoA signed by the city would see parties working meticulously in the interest
of the protection of passengers. The officials are set to complete
stop and search operations, including random searches at predefined bus stops
and shelters.
JP Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security said the
officers had been working undercover on buses for the past few months and would
be officially deployed on various routes this week. Smith said that they've
already started seeing a decline in bus attacks as a result of this will
give passengers added value and peace of mind in knowing that there will be. Bronwen
Dyke-Beyer, Golden Arrow's says they were optimistic that the implementation of
officers visibility on GABS would bring a difference.
The Memorandum of Agreement will be operative until February 2020 next
year with the optimisms to reviewing and extending the plan. Today the officers
will officially be deployed.
By: Ellouise Muller
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