Mandunyane drivers threaten strike as fares drop

FRANCISTOWN: People who commute on the Francistown-Mandunyane road may find themselves in the lurch as bus and combi drivers threaten to strike to protest the recent 'reduction' of fares by the Department of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS).

The drivers say the decision to reduce the fare from P7.50 per passenger to P5.50 was done without consulting them.

"A transport officer just came to us and gave us letters stating that we should reduce the fares. This is surprising because we had not been informed of this move," claimed one driver who identified himself only as Chitore.

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