Rea Vaya bus services resume after three-day suspension
Two of the company's bus drivers were shot dead in separate attacks in Soweto earlier this week. In response, the City of Joburg halted all bus services, leaving commuters stranded.
The business rescue practitioner who’s taken the reins at Rea Vaya, one of Johannesburg's biggest bus lines, says anyone found to have broken the law at the company, will be held to account. Picture: Rea Vaya/Facebook
JOHANNESBURG - Rea Vaya bus services have resumed operations on Thursday morning after they were temporarily suspended for three days.
Two of the company's bus drivers were shot dead in separate attacks in Soweto earlier this week.
In response, the City of Joburg halted all bus services, leaving commuters stranded.
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A statement issued by the City of Johannesburg's department of transport confirmed the return of the Rea Vaya bus services effective from Thursday.
The metro said that on Wednesday it received a plan from the safety and security forum that detailed the escourt of Rea Vaya bus drivers and its passengers.
The high visibility of metro police has been seen at its main station in Soweto in a bid to guard operations from the depots to their final destinations and back.
The city is urging key transport players to support efforts to curb violence and attacks on any kind of bus rapid transit infrastructure that causes the suspension of services.