Letters To The Editor: Bus Stand Desperados

Bus services are so sporadic late in the afternoons that desperation and paranoia are building to the point where men are seen pushing women and women pushing students, just to get a seat on the bus at some bus bays.

The fear is that anyone left standing will be asked to exit the bus because the bus drivers will be booked by Police officers.

However, the pushing is not necessary because once the masses enters the bus, they realise that there’s still more than enough space, most times. But the pushing continues the next day.

Some parents have food for their families, but their families will have to wait until later in the evening for when the bus drops off their breadwinners.

Police can be seen herding the high schoolers nearer to the bus bays as the students wait and wait longer for their buses. Some of which come as dusk settles.

And the waiting continues.

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