REPORTER: TSHEPO C MOLOTO: NON PAYMENT BY GOVERNMENT PUTS BRAKES ON PUTCO SERVICE
Putco regrets to inform passengers that the company will not be able to carry out its bus
service from 4 May 2023 until further notice due to diesel shortages. The disruption is as a
result of unpaid March subsidy claims by the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport
Putco is working closely with government to ensure that payments are processed as soon as
possible to avoid a prolonged service disruption as well as inconvenience to our valued
passengers. Should the situation improve, stakeholders will be informed timeously.
The underfunding of the bus public transport industry as well as the excessive fuel increases
in the past few months have exacerbated the situation. In addition, the relief that the bus
industry requested has not been granted, leaving bus operators in a very difficult situation.
