Commuters queue for hours in dark and cold

The availability of public transport has been severely limited since several subsidised buses were impounded.

- SANDI KWON HOO

COMMUTERS who travel between Ritchie and Kimberley are forced to wake up at the crack of dawn to get to work or school on time, after several subsidised buses were impounded two weeks ago.

Commuters stated that the buses were unsafe and not roadworthy.

"We have to make use of taxis, but they can only transport a limited number of passengers at a time. This means that the taxis have to make multiple trips to and from Ritchie. It is also costing us double because the subsidised bus transport costs R15 per trip as opposed to the taxis that charge R30 per trip," they said.

They added that the availability of public transport has been severely limited since the buses were impounded.