More bus operator closures a stark reality
By Karen Singh
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DURBAN - THE closure of Greyhound reflects the impact of Covid-19 on bus operators across the industry, with the possibility that more bus companies were going to shut down.
This is according to the executive manager of the South African Bus Operators Association (Saboa), Bazil Govender, after Greyhound and Citiliner announced last week that after 37 years of transporting people across South Africa, they would be closing down operations from February 14.
“Greyhound was a pioneer in getting this mode of transport introduced as an accessible and affordable alternative to the long-distance rail service that existed all those years ago.
PCPA
• The Private Charter Passenger Association has tried for more than 10 months to engage with government about the dire crisis of the Charter and Tourism bus industry.
• PCPA chair Fiona Brooke-Leggatt shares the association s most recent attempt to interact or get some response from government after Greyhound has announced its close of business.
• They have paid R23-million in prepaid licence fees and were unable to operate their vehicles, and now are required to pay another R23 million but have no means to do so.
Wheels24 reader Fiona Brooke-Leggatt shares a letter to the Presidency prior to the lockdown regarding the closure of Greyhound.