RESPONSE TO FALSE CLAIMS AND MISINFORMATION BEING SPREAD BY NUMSA

We have taken note of the false and outrageous claims being made by NUMSA and would like to correct these dangerous falsehoods.

Golden Arrow Bus Services has been authorised by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to provide essential services during the period of the lockdown in terms of the regulations published by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in Regulation Gazette No. 11062.

To this extent, the Western Cape Provincial Department of Transport & Public Works has instructed Golden Arrow Bus Services to schedule services during the lockdown period in line with the Ministerial declaration.

Beyond contractual responsibilities – Golden Arrow has an ethical responsibility to continue to provide services to our nurses, other essential services staff and social grant recipients who would be stranded if we simply stopped providing our services.

No bus drivers have been arrested and the video doing the rounds is not a Golden Arrow bus – we would urge media institutions to verify this type of information before simply publishing claims that have no factual basis.

In these difficult times many of us, including Golden Arrow Bus Services, are being called upon to sacrifice for the greater good. Now is not the time to sow division but to come together.  We thank our staff who have heeded the President’s call and are playing their part during this difficult time.

Source: Golden Arrow Bus Services – Issued by: Derick Meyer – General Manager

Media Enquiries:          Bronwen Dyke-Beyer – 072 282 6405

Date:                            30 March 2020