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TimesLive reports that Putco says it will suspend its services from Thursday until further notice, due to diesel shortages as a result of an unpaid subsidy by the Gauteng government.
The bus company said it had not received its March subsidy from the Gauteng department of roads and transport and as a result, it was experiencing a diesel shortage. Putco spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said the bus company was working closely with the government to ensure that payments were processed as soon as possible to avoid a prolonged service disruption. Should the situation improve, stakeholders will be informed timeously. Meanwhile, the Gauteng department of roads and transport said payments to Putco for a portion of March had been processed and would reflect on the bus operator’s bank account by Monday. The department explained that delays in processing subsidised bus operators’ payments for March 2023 were as a result of a widely known procedure in terms of which the Public Transport Operating Grant (PTOG) was only transferred to the province by the national department of transport in the first week of May each financial year. The department said it was working with the bus company to find a solution to ensure minimal, if any, service disruption and inconvenience to passengers.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Belinda Pheto at TimesLive
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