Feb 20, 2026 MISA, Motor Industry Staff Association, Martlé Keyter, North West Transport Investment (NTI), subsidised public transport
MISA comment
North West provincial government must account for workers not being paid and commuters left stranded. More than 1,500 employees of North West Transport Investment (NTI), a state-owned entity, face a humanitarian crisis, while thousands of vulnerable commuters who depend on government-subsidised buses have once again been left stranded due to ongoing financial turmoil and the failure to keep this vital service running.
MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, demands that the North West Provincial Government step up, announce a permanent solution, and be held accountable for its inability to resolve this issue after years of neglect. “It is a disgrace that NTI employees cannot put food on their tables and that vulnerable workers who depend on subsidised public transport are now paying four times more just to get to work,” says Martlé Keyter, MISA’s Chief Executive Officer: Operations.
One such commuter, domestic worker Johanna Moleka (58) from Hammanskraal, normally pays R230 per week to travel to Wonderboom in Pretoria. Since January, she has been paying R120 per day for four taxis on the same route. “How will I feed my children if all my money goes to transport? I am only eating pap. There is nothing we can do,” she says. NTI’s employees have endured months without pay, leading to devastating emotional and financial consequences. Families have lost homes and cars. Children have been forced out of school. Media reports allege that fourteen employees have taken their own lives, and one died from hunger.
NTI’s debt has allegedly ballooned from R355 million to R1 billion during the business rescue period. The first business rescue practitioner, Thomas Samons, was removed by the High Court for failing to pay salaries. The current practitioner, Mahomed Mahier Tayob, has approached the Gauteng High Court to intervene in the ongoing delays in payment.
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