More than 200 Golden Arrow buses are being attacked on average every month.
At a recent meeting of the provincial
government's standing committee on Transport, it was revealed that six to eight
robberies were committed weekly, many of them on buses, while in other
instances shots were fired at the vehicles and depots had been petrol-bombed.
Recently, 12 Golden Arrow bus coaches have come
under attack resulting in financial losses of just under R29 million.
‘’At the standing committee, the severity of
the arson attacks and violence highlighted the need, above all else, for safety
measures and criminal justice reforms to be put in place. It was thus further
noted that the nationally-managed Traffic Courts are overwhelmed, with cases being
rolled over or struck from the roll,’’ says DA Western Cape Committee
Spokesperson on Transport and Public works, Daylin Mitchell.
Last week, three vehicles were torched during
protests in the Khayelitsha area.
Done By: Mitchum George
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