Durban bus service returns to normal

Bus services in Durban returned to normal on 27 October 2008 after Remant Alton -- the private company that runs bus operations -- agreed to reinstate more than 800 bus drivers without disciplinary action. Buses began operations at 0400 local time. The company had fired the 800 drivers and more than 200 administrative workers after they launched an illegal strike in late September 2008, demanding that operations be transferred to the municipal government due to the company’s financial concerns. Remant Alton has set up a consultative forum for workers and administrative officials to discuss ways to correct the issues that led to the strike.