Police assist Tshwane buses operations to resume
“Tshwane management is adamant that firm action has to be taken against employees that behave as though they are a law unto themselves and have scant regard for the customers, who are loyal TBS commuters.”
Tshwane Bus Services (TBS) have resumed operations with the assistance of the Tshwane metro police presence on Wednesday morning, after an almost week-long illegal strike by bus drivers.
Tshwane metro spokesperson Selby Bokaba said, “all our TBS shifts are back in operation. We have TMPD officials at all our depots”.
Bokaba said since the resumption of the bus service, the metro had dismissed plans for an urgent application to interdict TBS employees from continuing with the illegal strike and to restrain them from damaging municipality property.
“We are no longer continuing with the urgent court interdict that we had intended to apply for at the labour court in Johannesburg, this morning.”
Bokaba said all the striking employees had returned back to their working stations and activities were running according to schedule.
“It is important to note that we will be continuing with disciplinary action against all the employees that participated in the illegal strike.”
He said the metro would also implement the ‘no work no pay’ rule as a repercussion of employees striking.
“Tshwane management is adamant that firm action has to be taken against employees that behave as though they are a law unto themselves and have scant regard for the customers, who are loyal TBS commuters.”
This comes after the metro had to temporarily withdraw 160 daily operated buses due to intimidations and for the safety of their drivers.
They also demanded the automated fare collection system be scrapped.
The demands came after a TBS driver was arrested for a traffic infringement last week.
The Bus Rapid Transit System lanes have been solely reserved for exclusive use by the A Re Yeng bus service, the metro said.
The Tshwane metro apologised to the “frustrated” and inconvenienced TBS commuters and said it strives to ensure there was no recurrence of unnecessary disruption of service.
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