Call on Joburg to take action on buses

Transport sector role players have called on authorities to investigate and close illegal bus stations operating in Joburg.

- Masoka Dube

African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association chair Phumudzo Mukhwathi said yesterday there were two illegal bus stations in Braamfontein and another one near Park Station.

"These illegal stations have been operating for a long time and the government did not even try to shut them down despite the fact that we have alerted them on several occasions," said Mukhwathi.

He said the matter was reported to the City of Joburg and MMC for transport Kenny Kunene, "but no action was taken".

"Honestly, this is unfair competition because there are no rules in the illegal bus stations and we were also reliably informed that some of the buses using these stations are used to transport illegal things from South Africa to Zimbabwe," he said.