NEW BUSES FOR TSHWANE/MPUMALANGA PASSENGERS
PASSENGER NOTICE TSHWANE/MPUMALANGA PASSENGERS 25 June 2024 Putco is excited to announce that four brand new buses have been introduced in the Tshwane/Mpumalanga operation! The bus numbers are 43662, 4363, 4364 and 4365 and two have been allocated to the Sun City and Moloto routes, one to Vlaklaagte and the other one to Machipe. The […]
Fraudulent Bus Ticket
28 March 2024 Investigations into the cause of the incident that left 32 people injured while they were trying to evacuate from a burning bus on the R573 near the Hammanskraal turn off, are still underway. Three people remain in hospital while the rest of the passengers were discharged after receiving medical treatment yesterday. None […]
300th BUS FOR TSHWANE/MPUMALANGA
26 March 2024 Mercedes-Benz bus number 300 of the new Putco fleet that arrived earlier this year, has been allocated to the Tshwane/Mpumalanga region, shift number 619, which operates routes in the areas of Allemansdrift, Marabastad and Big Tree. Top 10 Finalist in the Hollard Highway Heroes Competition 2023, Steve Maako, will be the driver […]
NEW NUMSA ALLEGATIONS STOOP TO NEW LOWS
To: All media Attention: Transport Journalists and Editors 21 February 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW NUMSA ALLEGATIONS STOOP TO NEW LOWS Putco is once again dismayed, but not surprised, by NUMSA and its members’ continuous and desperate campaign to tarnish the image of the Company. In its latest attack, the union has shared a video […]
PUTCO DISMISSES BASELESS NUMSA ALLEGATIONS
To: All media Attention: Transport Journalists and Editors 20 February 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUTCO DISMISSES BASELESS NUMSA ALLEGATIONS Putco has noted the ongoing NUMSA smear campaign in the media. The Union claims the Company is mistreating suspended employees, currently undergoing a Section 188A CCMAinquiry. Putco condemns these allegations with the contempt it deserves. Unlawful […]
Putco hosts Career Day Exhibition
Putco Career Day Exhibition Putco held its 2023 Career Day Exhibition as part of Transport Month on 11 October 2023. We hosted students from Nkangala TVET College and Ekurhuleni West College who are studying Transport and Logistics as well as Engineering. The students interacted with experienced Putco employees from different departments including Operations, Stores, Workshop, […]
Public Protector’s report on Putco bus contract IC52/97
On 31 January 2022 the Public Protector issued a report in which she made findings concerning a contract between the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and Putco in terms of which Putco has provided public transport services over many years. Putco received a letter from the Public Protector(PP) in July 2021. The letter sought […]