City bus fares to increase in July
“The maximum fare will be R23,50 for up to 71km while the minimum fare will be R8, subject to discounts and concessions.”
The city of Tshwane is to increase fares for A Re Yeng integrated rapid public transport network (IRPTN) and Tshwane Bus Services.
Roads and Transport MMC Sheila-Lynn Senkubuge said the increase effective from 1 July will cover a portion of the operational costs.
“Our bus fares still remain relatively affordable. The maximum fare that will be charged is R23,50 which covers up to 71km and the minimum will be R8, subject to discounts and concessions,” she said.
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She said value-added tax, inflation and operational costs are some of the factors that have led to the price increases.
Senkubuge said the city will increase its merchants/vendor commission rate from 0,66% (including VAT) to between 5% and 7% (including VAT) in order to incentivise approved merchants to sell automated fair collection products to commuters.
“We will continue to provide concessions to passengers who have applied and qualify for such preferential allowances. For instance, the scholar fare that has been a flat fee of R7 since the launch of the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) card system in 2015, will increase by R1 to R8. Persons living with disabilities and pensioners will continue to share the same concession rate as scholars,” said Senkubuge.
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She said to qualify for the scholar concession, a person must be in full-time education with a maximum age of 19 years (up to Grade 12).
People living with disabilities and pensioners will have to make applications in order to qualify.
“Passengers are also advised that connector packages are available at the A Re Yeng Stations and Customer Care Centres, Tshwane Bus Services selling points, ABSA cash-accepting ATMs, Automated Fare Collection (AFC) mobile kiosk(s) and other approved selected selling points.”
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