Engineering News reports that Intercape is suing Minister of Police Bheki Cele for what it terms the “complete and utter failure” of the police to stop the attacks against the long-distance bus service operator.

The company has continued to run a gauntlet of attacks in recent weeks, with at least 14 recorded incidents in the Eastern Cape. Coaches have been shot at and stoned, while drivers and passengers have been intimidated by taxi operators in what Intercape alleges amounts to “a campaign of organised crime” that is “part of a pattern of racketeering activity”. Intercape opened its first case with the police on 4 March 2020. Three years later, during which Intercape has opened a further 164 criminal cases, “not a single suspect is under arrest and not a single [court case] is under way”. The attacks against Intercape, particularly in the Eastern Cape, have continued despite several court orders compelling the transport minister and her provincial counterpart to work with the police to ensure the safety of passengers and Intercape employees. The company, inter alia, wants the court to order that a report be submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) within 60 days, detailing all the steps taken and progress made in investigating each of the cases opened, as well as the status of each investigation, to enable the NPA to coordinate the investigation and prosecution of the crimes.

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