SowetanLive reports that Rea Vaya drivers at the Meadowlands depot in Soweto brought operations to a standstill on Monday morning by blocking the exit point and demanding the replacement of what they said were unroadworthy buses.  

The drivers placed a bus at the entrance gate to block any buses from leaving, including the ones with working discs. Passengers were notified via Rea Vaya’s official social media platforms that all bus services would be suspended for the day. According to protesting drivers, they have been forced to transport commuters in buses with expired licence discs, some dating back to 2022. They claimed that repeated concerns have gone unaddressed. “We cannot continue operating with expired licence discs and buses that don’t have handbrakes or lights,” said one driver According to the drivers, whenever they got into accidents or got stopped by traffic officers they have to pay for the ticket from their own pocket and then claim from the company, which does not compensate them.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nandi Ntini at SowetanLive

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