Free bus rides for jobless Capetonians to help them find jobs, De Lille says
Unemployed Capetonians have a reason to smile after mayor Patricia de Lille allocated R6.6m to subsidise free bus rides. De Lille made the announcement while tabling the city’s R44.3bn budget on Tuesday. "The city has made provision for up to R6.6m to pay for, and subsidise, bus rides on the MyCiTi service for unemployed people in Cape Town‚" she said. The move was aimed at promoting access to transport for job seekers, "to enable them to access opportunities easier". "Many people are giving up looking for work because travel costs are a barrier. We want to implement this initiative to take away that obstacle of travel costs, which sometimes prevents people from being able to access job opportunities‚" said de Lille. The subsidy will apply from the end of September to commuters travelling between 10am and 3.30pm who have the MyCiTi myconnect card. All their trips will be free of charge. "This is specifically aimed at job seekers and is another contribution from the city to creating ...
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