Tshwane Bus Services back on the road 'for now' after fuel shortage
The City of Tshwane says its Tshwane Bus Services (TBS) have returned to full capacity following yesterday's suspension.
The services were suspended on Monday afternoon after the diesel supplier failed to deliver fuel.
Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on Monday.
City spokesperson Selby Bokaba says delivery of diesel could not be done due to "some logistical glitches".
"More than 70 buses have already filled up while others are currently queuing to fill up. This morning, the city utilised a different service provider, Engen Filling Station, in Pretoria West, to replenish its fleet with fuel, as a stop-gap measure, to obviate the fuel shortage challenge and to ensure that operations are not severely impacted."
The South African Municipal Workers Union has accused the municipality of procuring a small amount of fuel.
"Buses consume at least 100 000 litres of diesel per day but the city is only buying 29 000 litres of diesel per week. It is unfortunate that this scourge is now extending to other departments, including metro police and infrastructure departments.
"The situation puts the lives of workers at risk since community members take it that municipal workers are lazy to provide services only to find that there is no fleet and if such is available there is no fuel," said SAMWU in a statement.
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