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GNT bus at a depot.
The DA in Limpopo, is calling for full investigations into the factors contributing to the collapse of the government bus company, Great North Transport (GNT).
The party blames the ongoing dysfunction and corruption within the entity at the provincial government and the governing party, the ANC.
The provincial government and the governing party ANC are yet to comment.
The bus company operated 540 buses across 200 routes and transported 36 million passengers annually, but now it is only left with 23 buses.
DA Spokesperson on economic development, Jacques Smalle, says, “In 2013, LEDA (Limpopo Economic Development Agency) initiated a fleet-renewal plan. In 2017, the board commissioned a formal turnaround strategy with external consultants. In 2021/22, LEDA launched another turnaround drive and earlier this year, the president authorized a probe into corruption and maladministration at GNT, including irregular appointments, dubious contract extensions, wasteful expenditure, and misconduct by board members and officials.”
[WATCH] The embattled Limpopo government-owned bus company, Great North Transport (GNT), has suspended its executives, following allegations of mismanagement at the company. pic.twitter.com/dwru7ZwoYC
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Earlier this year, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) announced that it was investigating alleged corruption and maladministration in the Limpopo government-owned company, Great North Transport.
This after over R500 million in pension funds allegedly went missing at the company.
