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Dangeours Travel * South Africa - Batswana drugged on Durban buses

Travelling by buses to go and buy Asian imported cars in Durban, can be a risky business as some locals have realised

Durban,S.A. -Mmegi Online, by LEKOPANYE MOOKETSI -13 Jan 2009: ... Some people prefer to go and buy cars in Durban because it is cheaper there. But it can also be a costly affair... Mmegi has learnt that some people from this country have been drugged in the Durban bound buses after their drinks were spiked. They would later be robbed of cash and other valuables. The car buyers prefer to carry United States Dollars because the Durban cars are charged in that currency. Other travellers use travellers' cheques... (Photo from southafrica: SA-Roadlink-bus)

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Deploys Police * S. Africa - On new buses after shooting

Johannesburg,SA -AFP, by Justine Gerardy –Sep 2, 2009: -- Armed police tailed Johannesburg buses Wednesday and guarded commuters on board, after two people were shot on the new public transport system rolled out ahead of the World Cup... The shooting late Tuesday came just two days after the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), known as Rea Vaya, which has angered the mafia-like minibus taxi industry that currently dominates the city's commuter routes...

A policeman and a passenger on one of the new buses were shot in the legs from a moving minibus in Soweto township on the outskirts of Johannesburg, police spokesman, Kay Makhubela, told AFP... Both were hospitalised and in stable condition, police said. So far no arrests have been made... (Photo 1 from afp: A new bus in Soweto, part of the "Rea Vaya -(we are moving- public transport system) (Photo 2 from voanews: Police keep guard inside a bus during the launch of the BRT rapid transit system in Johannesburg)

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DANGEROUS STATION * Algeria - Bus station dominated by the law of the jungleon

A bus station so-called « Boumaati » witnesses an increase in crime phenomenon in addition to the lack of cleanliness

Algiers,Algeria -Echorouk Al Yaoumi -May 22, 2007: -- Some people say they are security agents and ask carriers to give them money. Actually, they are gangs who steal money from the carriers in this bus station... “Boumaati” bus station is located in a popular area named El Harrach (Algiers). It is one of the most important and active bus stations in Algiers in view of the large number of passengers and customers there... Every day, more than 1800 use this bus station where there are over 700 buses distributed on 14 lines... It was 8:30 a.m. when two young men with somber faces came to the bus station. They pretended to be security agents and obliged the buses owners to give them money (20 to 100 DA). People could not say no to those gangs because they were afraid of them...

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