SABC News reports that bus company Putco says it is ready to resume full operations on Monday following an arson attack at various of its depots in Mpumalanga a week ago.
A group of armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, setting 51 buses alight. The motive for the attack is not clear, however, investigations are continuing. Putco Spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu said “fortunately, we were able to allocate 51 new buses that are going to go into the area of Mpumalanga. They are going to be servicing the people of Mpumalanga and replace the buses that burnt. It is a setback for the company, we were building a pool and trying to continue with our bus replacement programme to replace the old fleet with the new one. But we are ready to operate on Monday.” The bus company has tightened security at its depots in Mpumalanga. “There’s extra security even on the routes that we operate. What we’re basically doing is patrolling those areas, but police are also doing the same in terms of guarding some of the routes we are operating on – especially the Moloto road which is where these buses would be travelling on a normal operation,” Xulu advised.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Viola May at SABC News
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