Impact of Bus Strike will be felt throughout the City
11 April 2017
NEARLY 300 000 people use buses in Cape Town every working day so the impact of the bus strike will be felt throughout the City,” says the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
“It comes at a time when Metrorail is underperforming and running at close to capacity during commuting hours leaving commuters with very few alternatives but private cars and taxis,” said Ms Janine Myburgh, President of the Chamber.
This would cost both time and money in terms of taxi fees and lost productivity.
Ms Myburgh appealed to employers to be understanding and urged motorists to give colleagues lifts wherever possible. “In fact, this might be a good time to start lift clubs and plan car-sharing schemes for the future. Perhaps this is a crisis we should use to find new ways to beat Cape Town’s traffic congestion problems.”