22 buses torched in Mamelodi unrest
Buses were not operating on Tuesday, after many were torched in violent protests in Mamelodi on Monday night.
Twenty-two buses were torched in Mamelodi as violent unrest spread on Monday night.
Now in Mamelodi, they are burning Putco busses. Tsamaya is closed down. Where's @TshwaneANC in the middle of this?? pic.twitter.com/5oSxWO0gta
— Solly Msimanga (@SollyMsimanga) June 20, 2016
“Nineteen buses were burnt and no one was injured in the fire,” Autopax bus company spokesperson Nozipho Jafta told Rekord on Tuesday.
She said the company was still assessing the extent of the damage, and no buses would operate on Tuesday.
“We want to ensure the safety of our drivers and our passengers while monitoring the situation. We still have to remove the [burnt] buses and some of the roads are closed,” she said.
PUTCO BUS DEPOT RIOTING AFTERMATH : MAMELODI. pic.twitter.com/CZ674dKKBV
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) June 20, 2016
Three Putco buses were also torched in Mamelodi, spokesperson Tshepo Tsotsotso said.
“Two buses were burnt on Monday night and one this morning [Tuesday].”
He said Putco buses were operating in the morning but management decided to halt operations.
“The buses will not be operating in Tshwane until calm is restored,” said Tsotsotso.
Violence erupted in parts of Pretoria on Monday, after the announcement of ANC mayoral candidate Thoko Didiza for the upcoming local government elections.
Tyres were burnt in the streets of Mamelodi and Atteridgeville as protesters demanded current mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa stand for another term.
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