Tshwane bus commuters are left stranded this week as the metro announced that there won’t be any of their buses operational on Wednesday.
It has been a full seven days since service was halted leaving commuters in limbo due to the employee’s industrial strike.
“We regret to inform you that our buses are still not operational today (Wednesday). Further updates will be provided as and when there are developments to communicate,” the metro said.
Last week the metro also had to suspend its services due to vandalism and intimidation.
This after one of the buses was pelted with stones on Lavender Road.
The South African municipal workers union (Samwu) took to the street last week Tuesday demanding the municipality increase salaries by 5.4%.
The 5.4% was agreed to at the South African local government bargaining council (SALGBC) in 2021.
According to reports, what angered workers and union members was the fact that in its 2022/23 financial year, the metro did not budget for worker increases.
However, the metro said it was unable to pay an increase, which would cost more than R600-million, because of its liquidity challenges.
Over the weekend, the metro was granted a court order interdicting the ongoing strikers.
However, workers did not resume their duties after the court granted the order.
“The Tshwane metro trusts that Samwu’s leadership will respect and comply with the court order and allow striking workers to return to work and discharge their responsibilities of providing service delivery,” said Bokaba.
In the meantime, the metro asked all its bus commuters to find alternative transport while the service is suspended.
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