Tshwane buses suspended due to fuel shortage
The City of Tshwane has confirmed that its bus services remain suspended due to a fuel shortage.
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 Lindela Mashego says they are operating at 50% of capacity for this morning.
"More than half of the Tshwane Bus Service fleet is not running this morning because we did not get the delivery of diesel last night as we had anticipated. The few buses that are running are those that had some residue of diesel left in their tanks, but that diesel would soon be depleted.
"We wish to reiterate our apology to our valued commuters for the inconvenience caused. We will continue to engage with our service provider with a view to expediting the delivery of diesel today so that service can return to normal."
Mashego says bus services will only resume full operation once the supplier has supplied fuel.
Meanwhile, the South African Municipal Workers Union has lambasted the municipality for 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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