For many people in South Africa, getting to work on time is a daily struggle which costs them a chunk of their earnings.
Five bus companies have applied to be exempt from the wage deal that was signed after the near month-long strike
Five bus companies have applied for exemption from the wage agreement that put an end to the month-long strike
Their history follows the trajectory of the struggle and they are an ever-present reminder of people power, writes Zaza Hlalethwa
Bus services such as MyCiTi, Putco, Rea Vaya, Gautrain bus service and Algoa Bus Company are among those whose services will be suspended
Suggestions of "taxi violence" have been slammed after a bus was attacked amid outrage that taxi operators were not given the chance to tender.
Bus service Putco has said that it will not be renewing its transport contracts in three Gauteng municipalities – Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Sedibeng.
Bus drivers have embarked on a national wage strike and demanded an 18% pay increase, says Satawu.
Putco on Monday condemned the burning of 22 buses and the damage done to 20 by angry protestors in Moloto Road in KwaMhlanga.
Commuters torched 21 Putco buses early on Monday on Moloto Road in KwaMhlanga. Putco said it would cost about R36-million to replace the buses.
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/ 23 January 2008
The South African Rail Commuter Corporation will reintroduce trains on the Mabopane-Pretoria and De Welt-Pretoria lines in two weeks’ time, it announced on Wednesday. Six Metrorail motor coaches and 18 trailer coaches were destroyed last Friday after they were torched by angry commuters at four stations.