In wake of strike, Metrobus says it's working hard to restore operations

JOHANNESBURG - As desperate commuters who rely on Johannesburg Metrobus scramble to get to work and school on Thursday, the bus company said it was working hard to ensure services were restored as soon as possible.

Metrobus operations were crippled by a wildcat strike after several un-unionised employees refused to show up for work.

The entity’s Tshepo Nathan said the drivers were disgruntled over persisting issues of wage disputes and shift selection.
 
"We are dealing with an illegal strike that commenced yesterday. A number of employees brought to demands to management and an agreement could not be met. Unfortunately, this has affected the operations of the entity."

The bus company said that due to the security risk and fears of intimidation against its drivers, the nerve centre of its operations at Ghandi Square would remain closed until further notice.

Nathan said the strike was expected to affect all routes.

"It became quite clear that acts of intimidation have happened such that employees that wanted to do their work but could not do so. We apologise in that regard profusely to all our commuters for this inconvenience."