Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has removed the prescribed operating times for public transport and food delivery services in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Previously intra-provincial, metropolitan areas and districts public transport was permitted<\/a> <\/strong>to operate from 05h00 to 20h00 with a grace period of an hour within which to complete the journey and drop off at 21h00.<\/p>\n In addition, hot food delivery services were permitted to start from 09h00 and run until 19h00.<\/p>\n However, the latest directive has removed these time frames – effectively extending the hours during which these services may operate.<\/p>\n A Department of Transport spokesperson said that he could not comment on the latest changes\u00a0 – as he had not seen them – but confirmed that this was an issue that the department was working on as commuters complained that they did not have enough time to return home.<\/p>\n He also confirmed that the national curfew (20h00 \u2013 05h00)\u00a0 still applies and that this is not an issue that is regulated by the Department of Transport.<\/p>\n You can read the new directive below. You can read the original legislation here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n