The lifting of the curfew from June 1 will be an unexpected boon to minibus, metred and e-hailing taxi operators as their hours of operation will no longer be limited Lockdown Level3
Cape Town - The lifting of the curfew from June 1 will be an unexpected boon to minibus, metred and e-hailing taxi operators as their hours of operation will no longer be limited, However, the following capacity restrictions remain:Buses must adhere to a maximum loading capacity of 50%, taking due regard of standing passengers;shuttle, chauffer and charter services remain at 50% loading capacity.
"Through our ongoing engagements and evaluation of Prasa’s state of readiness to resume operations, we have concluded that Prasa is not ready to resume with the Metrorail commuter service. We continue to work closely with Prasa in assessing each line and put measures in place to achieve an acceptable level of readiness," Mbalula said.
Public transport operators offering long distance services will be allowed to operate, provided that they only carry paasengers permitted to travel between provinces under the Disaster Management regulations. Persons undertaking work responsibilities or performing a service permitted under Alert Level 3, provided they are in possession of the requisite permit.
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