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News24 reports that test drives ahead of the expansion in the rollout of the Go George bus service to Thembalethu are taking place this week under the watchful eye of police and law enforcement agencies.
The purpose of the test drives is to check the time required to complete the proposed routes against the provisional timetables. Last week, passengers were injured when a petrol bomb was hurled at one of the Go George buses in Pacaltsdorp, a day after the announcement that services would soon be extended to the Thembalethu area. Eleven passengers required medical care, with eight people treated for burns and three for shock. Local taxi associations denied that they were involved in the incident. George Municipality and the Western Cape government are offering a reward for information that leads to the conviction of the attackers. George Mayor Leon van Wyk said: “We are abhorred at the atrocious act and want to see those responsible [face] the full brunt of the law. We need the cooperation of the community to come forward with any information that could lead to the conviction of these persons. We cannot and will not allow this type of action to jeopardise the safety of our residents and the operations of our much-needed public bus service." GOOD party ward councillor Theresa Jeyi pleaded with "possibly aggrieved stakeholders" to not resort to violence that puts people's lives at risk.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tammy Petersen at News24
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