Tshwane suspends public bus services, again.
The City of Tshwane has suspended all public bus services, including the Are Yeng services on Wednesday.
Tshwane Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Roads and Transport, Sheila Lynne Senkubuge, says the decision has been taken in the best interest of the safety of bus drivers and commuters.
"We started suspending the services from yesterday until further notice; this is so that we can observe if calm remains in the city," adds Senkugube.
This follows a week of ongoing protests by taxi drivers and sporadic looting of foreign owned shops in the Pretoria Central Business District (CBD).
"We have had negotiations with the taxi industry, we had marathon meetings last night," says Senkubuge.
However, Senkubuge says the city needs to remain on high alert for rogue elements as calm is not certain despite the talks with the taxi industry.
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At the same time, The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) say that there will be no protest action from taxi operators on Wednesday.
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