Bus service Intercape has welcomed an order handed down by the High Court in Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape, in a matter the company brought against the Eastern Cape’s transport MEC, as well as Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula.

Judge John Smith ruled that the MEC and the Minister are to take positive steps to ensure that reasonable and effective measures are put in place to provide for the safety and security of long-distance bus driver and passengers in the Eastern Cape.