Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has called on commuters to find alternative transport after staff at Rea Vaya stations embarked on an apparent illegal strike this morning.
The city's Executive Director of Transport, Lisa Seftel said Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system drivers were unable to access stations between Soweto and the Johannesburg city centre as scores of angry workers blocked the roads.
"We have now called in the Johannesburg Metro Police Department to assess the situation at the affected stations. As far as we are concerned, this is not a legal strike it's just a work stoppage by station workers," Seftel said.
It was not immediately clear what had led to the dispute - but officials said they were in the process of trying to re-establish the service.
The Rea Vaya system, implemented last year, is a network of bus routes aimed at reducing congestion on the city's roads.
