It's been six months since the MyCiTi bus service for Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha has been suspended with no solution in sight.
A task team instituted by the Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF) to look at public transport in the area and on the Cape Flats said residents were feeling the pinch.
The City of Cape Town has admitted no progress has been made to get the MyCiTi N2 Express service back up and running, reports the Cape Argus.
Mayco member for Transport, Felicity Purchase, said: “We’re still working towards a solution; however, this must be done in accordance with the applicable legal framework.”
According to Purchase, the National Department of Transport instructed the City that they wanted to intervene to find a solution, but they had not succeeded in doing so.
LEGAL: Felicity Purchase
In September last year, minibus taxi association Codeta launched a court bid against the City and other parties, including the Transport Minister and Western Cape Transport MEC, seeking an interdict preventing the City from entering into a fresh or extended contract in respect of the bus service.
The service was suspended back in May.
The Western Cape High Court rejected the application for the interdict, but ruled that other issues related to the application be heard at a later date, which is yet to be set.
The City announced that an interim operator for the Express service would be sought.