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Bus operator Putco says it’s ready to resume full operations on Monday following an arson attack at various depots in Mpumalanga last week.

According to police a group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, setting a total of 51 buses alight.

The motive for the attack is not clear, however, investigations are still ongoing.

Putco spokesperson Lindokuhle Xulu, “When this arson attack happened, we had to go back to the drawing board and we were already trying to build a pool fleet so that whenever there are disruptions, we are able to respond. And fortunately, we were able to allocate 51 new buses that are going to go into the area of Mpumalanga. They are going to be servicing the people of Mpumalanga and replace the buses that had burnt. It is a setback for the company, we were building a pool and trying to continue with our bus replacement program to replace the old fleet with the new one. But we are ready to operate on Monday.