Phase 1A of the implementation of the Harambee bus system has not been without challenges.
Blade Nzimande labelled the launch of Harambee in Ekurhuleni in 2017 premature, and said that it cannot be considered a viable bus service.
“The metro was meant to expand to 80 buses carrying 20,000 a day in 2018 and currently is still under a quarter of this,” said Nzimande.• The Department of Transport has met with the City in June and September 2018 and March 2019, and have put them on notice, as the City needs to scale up to a proper operation of at least 40 buses in calendar 2019 or risk the department invoking the Division of Revenue Act powers to withhold transfers.
• The City has not been forthcoming regarding council contributions, but the Department of Transport estimates contributions to amount to around R40 to R50 million per year. Speaking on behalf of KTVR Bus Services, marketing and media relations officer Tebogo Modise said it is not them who are responsible for the implementation of the Ekurhuleni BRT infrastructure development, but the metro.
“The CoE is the one that instructs us where and how many buses should be introduced at any given time.
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