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Gauteng ordered to pay Putco R154m over unpaid bus subsidies

Theherald · · 333 words · By Nandi Ntini
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Pretoria high court has ordered the Gauteng transport department to pay more than R154m to bus operator Putco over unpaid subsidised bus service contracts.”
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The claim is reported identically by two independent news sources: Sowetan and Dailydispatch.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Pretoria high court has ordered the Gauteng transport department to pay more than R154m to bus operator Putco over unpaid subsidised bus service contracts.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-ordered-to…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Pretoria high court has ordered the Gauteng transport department to pay more than R154m to bus operator Putco over unpaid subsidised bus service contracts.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-orde…
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“In a judgment handed down on May 13, judge Anthony Millar ruled in favour of Putco and directed the roads and transport department to settle the outstanding amount.”
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Only the Sowetan cross-reference confirms the specific details of Judge Anthony Millar's ruling on May 13. The web search results are irrelevant to this legal case.
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“The first and second respondents are directed to make payment within five court days of this order of the outstanding amount due to the applicant for the applicant’s operated scheduled kilometres — as more fully set out in the founding affidavit — amounting to R154,400,171.87”
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The specific payment terms and the amount (R154,400,171.87) are reported by both Sowetan and Dailydispatch.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The first and second respondents are directed to make payment within five court days of this order of the outstanding amount due to the applicant for the applicant’s operated scheduled kilometres — as…
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-orde…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The first and second respondents are directed to make payment within five court days of this order of the outstanding amount due to the applicant for the applicant’s operated scheduled kilometres — as…
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-ordered-to…
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“The dispute relates to contracts signed on June 30 2023 between Putco and the department for the provision of subsidised commuter bus services.”
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The date of the contracts (June 30, 2023) and the nature of the services are confirmed by both Sowetan and Dailydispatch.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The dispute relates to contracts signed on June 30 2023 between Putco and the department for the provision of subsidised commuter bus services.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-ordered-to…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The dispute relates to contracts signed on June 30 2023 between Putco and the department for the provision of subsidised commuter bus services.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-orde…
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“Putco approached the court after claiming the department failed to pay for kilometres operated during February and part of March 2026”
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“The court also ordered the department to pay interest and legal costs.”
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Both Sowetan and Dailydispatch report that the court ordered the department to pay interest and legal costs.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The court also ordered the department to pay interest and legal costs.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-ordered-to…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The court also ordered the department to pay interest and legal costs.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-24-gauteng-orde…
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