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The City of Joburg says protecting the drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, its stations and commuters is a top priority.
This after a house of one of the Rea Vaya drivers was petrol bombed in Chiawelo, Soweto on Tuesday night. However, the bus driver and his family survived the incident with no injuries.
City spokesperson, Nthatisi Modingoane, said the petrol bomb only caused minor damages to the dining room. No one has been arrested.
"The City would also like to assure the drivers and the members of the public that together with the Metro Police, provincial Community Safety Department and the South African Police Services, we will take all possible steps to minimize the risk of attacks on the Rea Vaya staff, buses and stations," said Modingoane.
Reacting to the attack Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele said: "Such attacks on the lives of innocent citizens cannot be allowed to continue."
Gauteng MEC for Community Safety, Khabisi Mosunkutu, said his department would do everything in its power to apprehend the perpetrators of the attack.
Attacks on BRT drivers, commuters and stations are thought to have been fuelled by taxi operators who are not happy with the expansion of BRT routes. - BuaNews
