Durban may be without bus service for two to three months

According to reports on 29 September 2008 Durban may be without bus service for two to three months after Remant Alton -- a private company that operates the city buses -- fired more than 800 drivers for embarking on an illegal strike. Negotiations between the drivers and the company are scheduled to take place on 29 September in an attempt to resolve the dispute. If the negotiations do not result in the drivers' reinstatement, Remant Alton will begin the process of hiring new drivers, which will take anywhere from two to three months to complete. The drivers went on strike on 22 September to demand the transfer of bus operations back to the municipality, after Remant Alton took over administration in 2003.