It’s hard to picture a festive season or payday weekend without Greyhound buses on the road, as blue-collar workers head home – but this is a reality many will soon face.
KAP Industrial Holdings said it would stop its Greyhound and Citiliner services this month after 37 years in the industry, bringing an end to its annual ferry of 804 293 passengers across 25-million kilometres of road, from Cape Town to KwaZulu-Natal, Maputo and Zimbabwe.
In a statement on Wednesday evening, KAP expressed regret at having to close down the Greyhound and Citiliner services.
“Declining passenger numbers and poor regulatory compliance in the bus passenger industry has resulted in both brands incurring significant operating losses for several…