Cape Town has suspended MyCiti bus services to and from Khayelitsha, due to taxi violence.
Three buses were set alight on Monday.
Two Golden Arrow buses were also burnt in Khayelitsha.
Commuters were intimidated and forced off the buses but no injuries were reported.
Thousands of train passengers were already travelling by road following the torching of train lines a few weeks ago.
No injuries were reported, however, at least five bus windows were smashed during these attacks,” the city said in an official statement. “The torching of two GABS buses also appears to be directly linked to the decision by the mini-bus taxi industry to withhold their services.”
City Mayco member for Transport and Urban Development, Brett Herron, said that he was very concerned when he learned of the taxi industry’s intentions to go on strike from Monday morning onwards.
“My worst fears were confirmed when reports came through about the attacks on the MyCiTi buses and the torching of two GABS buses, also near Kuyasa in Khayelitsha during the morning peak-hour period. I was also alerted to incidents of bus commuters being intimidated and being forced off buses at Kuyasa,” Herron said.
“We had no alternative but to suspend the D01 and D02 routes operating in Khayelitsha at around 06:30 this morning. Unfortunately, the MyCiTi service in Khayelitsha will remain suspended until further notice as the City is obliged to take action to protect our commuters, personnel, and assets.”
He added that he condemns the violence that is associated with protest action. “It is totally unacceptable that the MyCiTi service and GABS are being targeted while we are trying our utmost to assist commuters who are left stranded as a result of the minibus-taxi industry withholding its services,” he said.
Source: eNCA
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