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The Star reports that the long-distance coach industry has again called on President Cyril Ramaphosa, Police Minister Bheki Cele and Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to respond to the crisis of unprecedented levels of violence in the long-distance coach industry.
“There has not been a single word uttered by President Cyril Ramaphosa despite us having written to him pleading for urgent intervention, or the Minister of Police or Minister of Transport about the ongoing attacks and intimidation directed at Intercape and the long-distance coach industry,” said Intercape chief executive Johann Ferreira. According to Intercape, there have been over 150 recorded violent incidents in the long-distance coach industry in the last 13 months. The attacks have mainly centred around key towns and routes in the Eastern Cape, but attacks have also been seen in the Cape Metropole and Gauteng. Recently, on 28 and 29 April, Intercape buses came under attack, all in Gauteng, leaving two people injured, including a customer. Ferreira further questioned how local police could simply stand by and let “thugs” act as a law unto themselves and added that it was as if the government did not care or was afraid to act against such “lawless elements.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Chulumanco Mahamba at The Star
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