Hammanskraal Commuters Put First as MMC Tlangi Mogale Leads High-Level Transport Engagement

MMC for Roads and Transport Tlangi Mogale leads a community engagement in Hammanskraal, putting commuters first in talks to fix bus shortages, overcrowding and driver pay delays.

By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief

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Hammanskraal– MMC for Roads and Transport Tlangi Mogale recently led a decisive community engagement in Hammanskraal today, bringing together Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, senior officials from the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport, and the City of Tshwane Roads and Transport Department to address the area’s long-standing public transport challenges.  

Mogale opened the meeting by centering the conversation on the people who use the system daily. “This is about listening first, then delivering. Hammanskraal residents deserve transport that is safe, reliable, and accessible, and that starts with getting everyone in the room,” she said.  

The joint engagement focused on the issues commuters raised most urgently: bus shortages, overcrowding, and the non-payment of drivers. Stakeholders acknowledged that too few buses have left routes over-capacity, putting commuters under pressure and affecting service reliability.  

Gauteng MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, who also serves as Provincial Leader, welcomed the initiative and committed to work closely and together with MMC Mogale to remedy the situation. “This partnership is exactly what’s needed to turn plans into real improvements for Hammanskraal commuters,” she said.  

The plan agreed on includes increasing bus capacity on high-demand routes, resolving driver salary backlogs to stabilize services, and tightening coordination between provincial and municipal teams to monitor performance.

Officials committed to clear timelines and joint monitoring mechanisms to ensure commitments translate into visible improvements on the ground.  

Community stakeholders were given space to raise specific route concerns, safety issues, and service gaps, with MMC Mogale ensuring each point was recorded and assigned for follow-up.  

“Through meaningful engagement like this, government is proving it can work as one to fix what’s broken,” Mogale said. “We’re not here for talk. We’re here to move people better, every day.”  

The session ended with a pledge to reconvene within 30 days to review progress, reinforcing the #Bastrata commitment to put commuters at the center of transport planning in Hammanskraal and across Tshwane.

MMC for Roads and Transport Tlangi Mogale and Gauteng MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela meet with commuters and officials in Hammanskraal to tackle bus shortages, overcrowding and driver pay issues head-on.