By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
The North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has applauded the bravery displayed by some of the Atamelang Bus Company drivers for preventing possible disaster that might happen due to conditions of some of the buses used to transport commuters. Morweng said Atamelang is one of the commuter companies that are subsidised by the his department.
Today, the drivers came to the department head offices and requested a meeting with Morweng, asking him to intervene. Of late, the buses belonging to the company experienced mechanical breakdowns with lot of dissatisfaction from commuters, who are mostly workers and learners.
“As a result, commuters have been arriving late to their respective destinations. I was encouraged by the bravery displayed by drivers. One thing that I must express is the bravery they have displayed and not worried about losing your jobs, but putting lives of our commuters first.
“That shows they know their role in the society, unlike keeping quiet when Rome is burning and know they could have taken actions to avert tragedy,” he said.
Morweng assured that, government will intervene in the challenges that commuters using Atamelang buses are faced with everyday and come up with a permanent solution. He further said government cannot sit back and idle when tax payers’ money is being used and there is no value for money.
“You go to work or school as a learner, you are not sure if you will arrive on time. You go home after work, you still not sure if you will arrive home on time. This has to stop and I will soon meet with company owners to hear what are their plans in trying to resolve the challenges passengers are faced with on daily basis,” said Morweng.
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