Rea Vaya operator PioTrans adds 6 new buses to fleet
On Thursday, Joburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene provided an update on the embattled bus line in Soweto.
Joburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene (left) on one of the six new Rea Vaya buses unveiled at an event in arrives at an event in Meadowlands on 18 January 2024. Picture: Mongezi Koko/Eyewitness News
JOHANNESBURG - Rea Vaya operator PioTrans has added six new buses to its fleet.
On Thursday, Joburg Transport MMC Kenny Kunene provided an update on the embattled bus line in Soweto.
Kunene arrived in one of the new buses that will be added to the existing fleet - the MMC was welcomed by song and prayer. pic.twitter.com/vh6RI9Mc4T
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 18, 2024
An emotional Kunene is speaking at the Rea Vaya depot in Meadowlands where the bus line Piotrans is relaunching itself following weeks of controversy and the halting of services which affected Joburg residents reliant on the bus line. pic.twitter.com/VouuS67IR8
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 18, 2024
This follows a plethora of issues, including the halting of services, non-payment of creditors and PioTran’s placement under business rescue.
MMC Kunene, alongside interim CEO of the bus line, Mahier Tayob, unveiled the buses revealing that 41 more feeder buses would be gradually added.
Shareholders who were once taxi owners sold their taxis nearly 12 years ago to be part of this local bus service.
However, corruption found its way into what some shareholders have labelled a one-of-a-kind dream.
MMC Kunene said some of the company’s imminent changes included increased profitability, job security and a rejuvenated approach to the company’s day-to-day operations.