Yet another bus was torched over the weekend. This time in Mfuleni, bringing the total number of Golden Arrow Bus Services buses destroyed this year to nine. Each bus is said to run a cost of R2.4 million, bringing the total loss to the bus service at over R20 million.
GABS is also offering a R200 000 reward for
anyone who can help police investigations, which includes video footage of
perpetrators, which will lead to the arrest and conviction.
The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape has
condemned the spate of attacks on the Bus Services.
“We cannot allow the torching of buses to
continue as it is a vital means of transport for residents to commute to and
from work in the province. Through torching buses, vandals contribute to
escalating service delivery costs and delays at the expense of residents, ‘’
says Daylin Mitchell, DA Western
Cape Committee Spokesperson on Transport and Public works.
Mitchell says he will be sitting with various
stakeholders on a way forward. ‘’As Chairperson of the Standing Committee for
Transport and Public Works in the province, I will call a meeting with the
provincial department, the South African Police Service (SAPS), and Golden
Arrow in order for residents to be provided with critical information on what
is being done to end the attacks on buses and bring perpetrators to book.’’
Done By: Mitchum George
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