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City Press reports that at least nine buses were destroyed in a mystery fire at the North West Transport Investment (NTI) depot in Moretele village in the early hours of Monday morning.
MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng, expressed dismay at the incident. In a statement, the department said a case had been opened with police and that the investigation would also establish the extent of the damage. Morweng commented: “We have recently turned a new leaf with our intervention at the entity by addressing the leadership instability experienced for some time now. We have also ensured that employees received their salaries as promised. Therefore we believe that we have made great effort to assist the entity in realising its full potential. This however is a set back and overall unfortunate incident.” He added that it was unclear if the incident was an accident or an act of sabotage, and called on relevant authorities to deal with the matter decisively. In the meantime, the department as a shareholder in the company will continue to play a supportive role in order to ensure that service delivery is not compromised and that commuters are not left stranded. The incident comes just a week after 51 Putco buses were torched in a coordinated attack at several depots in the former KwaNdebele homeland in Mpumalanga.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sipho Mabena at City Press (subscription or trial registration required)
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