Breakfast Edition: 2 July 2015

Taxi owners are continuing their protest this morning in Mamelodi, as they insist that they do not want the new Autopax buses to operate.  Four buses have already been stoned in the area, Karabo Ngoepe reports.  

 

 

Putco buses have cancelled their operations in 8 contracts saying that certain routes have not been financially viable for them. 

 

(Debris on the road)

(Police monitoring the area)

 

 

(Police escorting Autopax buses)

(Police presence in Mamelodi)

 

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(Buses pelted with stones)

 

Bus operator Autopax has released a timetable of the routes it has taken over from Putco.

The company apologised in a press release for the inconvenience any of the commuters might have experienced on its first day of operations.

It comes after taxi operators in Mamelodi refused the buses access to the routes after a dispute between the operators emerged.

Operators told commuters to use their taxi services as they believed the Putco busses would be replaced by their additional taxis.

The company also said it had a shortage of drivers, but says the training and employment of new drivers would take around three weeks.

The timetable includes the routes for Mamelodi, Vosloorus, and Evaton. 

 

You can clink on the link below to access the new timetable. >>>>>>>>>

 

http://file:///C:/Users/pieterv/Downloads/20150701.Media%20Release-Putco.Final.v1.pdf

 

 

The tripartite alliance took place yesterday in Pretoria to brief the media about renewed unity in the alliance. 

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe was addressing media last night following a five day Alliance Summit and was asked if they at some point confronted the President about the multi-million rand KZN homestead.

The issue of Nkandla was a state matter, not one to do with President Jacob Zuma,said Mantashe. 

Mantashe explained that according to the Public Protector's report, Zuma was cleared of any corruption - and where we should be focusing is the over pricing - by focusing on Zuma, we are missing the real issue.

 

Thousands of Wimbledon spectators were evacuated after a fire broke out on Centre Court

Wimbledon's famed Centre Court was evacuated after the close of play on Wednesday as firemen and police responded to a fire alarm.

A video shows spectactors standing outside the Centre Court where smoke is clearly visible and and a fire alarm is ringing in the background. 

 

 

FINANCIAL INDICATORS 

(File Photo: Sharenet.co.za)

 

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