It is alleged that at the heart of the violent protest is retaliation by taxi industry operators and drivers after their vehicles were impounded during traffic operations in the area.
Taxi drivers have been accused of setting Golden Arrow buses alight, stoning 22 others, and intimidating drivers and other transport operators at the weekend.
Newly appointed Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell says his department is in talks with taxi operators in Nyanga in connection with the ongoing attacks on Golden Arrow buses.
New buses been standing idle since 2019 due to Ekurhuleni failing to get operating licence
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Johannesburg - More than 30 new buses that should be serving the Ekurhuleni communities are gathering dust as the municipality has failed since late 2019 to get them on to the road.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has revealed in a written reply in Parliament that Ekurhuleni could not meet the deadline of October 2019 to have at least 32 buses licensed to operate.
The buses were procured for the Harambee bus rapid transit system introduced in 2016.
Mbalula’s previous reply to Harambee-related questions indicated that the system operated with just 18 buses by November 2019.