Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport says it paid Putco R154.4m as ordered by court

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has been ordered to pay Putco millions of rand for providing subsidised trips in the province, as well as Mpumalanga.

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport says it has paid bus company Putco over R154.4 million for its operated scheduled kilometres within the required five court days.

On May 22, Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, Judge Anthony Millar delivered his judgment in which he ordered the department to pay Putco within five court days.

“The first and second respondents (the head of department and Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela) are directed to make payment within five court days of this order of the outstanding amount due to the applicant (Putco) for the applicant’s operated scheduled kilometres – as more fully set out in the founding affidavit – amounting to R154,400,171.87 (the outstanding amount),” the judge ruled.

Judge Millar stated that it is recorded that, following payment of the outstanding amount, nothing in this order detracts from the first respondent’s (HoD’s) right to raise a dispute, by following the contractual dispute-resolution mechanisms provided for in clause 41 of the June 2023 contracts.