News24 | amaBhungane | Bus driver arrest deepens Intercape and taxi violence row

South Africa: Bus Driver's Arrest Deepens Intercape and Taxi Violence Row

A dispute in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape, over bus drop-off rules escalated into the arrest of an Intercape driver. Court-ordered police escorts have not eliminated the intimidation of bus drivers, and two years after the high court ruled police must investigate, there have been zero successful prosecutions for attacks on Intercape buses despite extensive evidence given to SAPS. SAPS and the NPA continue to give contradictory and evasive responses.

News24 | amaBhungane | Bus driver arrest deepens Intercape and taxi violence row

On 19 June 2025, Eastern Cape traffic officers arrested an Intercape bus driver in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape, after he refused to hand over his vehicle, still full of passengers, to be driven to an impound lot.

Bus driver arrest deepens Intercape and taxi violence row - AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

On 19 June 2025, Eastern Cape traffic officers arrested an Intercape bus driver in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape, after he refused to hand over his vehicle, still full of passengers, to be driven to an impound lot. The traffic officers had issued a R2 500 fine because the bus offloaded passengers in the street outside the Total Garage rather than inside the premises – a minor infraction but one that Intercape says had been approved by local traffic offic…