News24 reports that Parliament's transport portfolio committee chairperson Dikeledi Magadzi has expressed concern about the countrywide bus strike. Bus drivers stepped on the brakes on Wednesday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
Services affected included MyCiTi, Golden Arrow, and long-distance services such as Greyhound. Magadzi raised concerns about the timing of the strike, three days ahead the Easter weekend and said: "The national bus strike is set to inconvenience the country in proportions not witnessed before. A lot of people around this time are commuting by road to be with families. The stakes are high and all assistance, particularly from law enforcement agencies, is required so that the safety of road users is not compromised." She appealed to drivers to exercise caution, not overload their vehicles, and stick to the speed limits. On Tuesday, labour federation Cosatu expressed support for the strike, saying that bus owners needed to think about the workers and their passengers and not just about profits.
- Read this report by Thulani Gqirana in full at News24
- See too, Cosatu supports impending bus strike, at SABC News
- Read Cosatu’s press statement in this regard at Cosatu Today
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