Amid South Africa's ongoing fuel supply challenges and ahead of sharp price hikes on April 1, the City of Tshwane has warned of disruptions to its bus services. All depots have run out of fuel, with only 65 out of 155 planned shifts operating on Monday.
The City of Tshwane announced on Monday that acute fuel shortages have hit the Tshwane Bus Service hard. All depots are out of fuel, resulting in only 65 of 155 planned shifts operating that day. The metro warned of potential further disruptions if supplies are not restored soon.
Executive Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya outlined contingency measures to mitigate the impact. “The nation must consider doing the approach similar to COVID where people work from home. But internally, we are prioritising key service delivery departments. For instance, electricity teams must not be affected. They must be able to go to households or substations to fix what is broken. The same applies to water services, TMPD and emergency services,” Moya said.
This comes as the country grapples with tight fuel supplies nationwide, particularly diesel, as previously reported.
