The South African Bus Operators’ Association (Saboa) will be filing papers against the Transport Department if it fails to come up with a R1,2-billion bus subsidy, it was announced on Monday.
”I can confirm instructions that we have been advising Saboa, in relation to the bus-subsidy matter,” said director Robin Carr from Bowman Gilfillan attorneys.
He was speaking to journalists at a news briefing at the Saboa offices in Randburg.
”We are filing urgent court proceedings on the matter, to help a looming public-transport crisis … I can confirm that the papers would be filed by next week,” Carr said.
According to Saboa vice-president Adolph Komane, millions of bus passengers across South Africa may be left without public transport should the subsidy not come through.
He said almost three million passenger trips and a total of 1,5-million passengers will be affected each day if subsidies are not paid out. — Sapa