Provincial bus services are operated by private operators but subsidized by government through contracts entered between provinces and these operators. The peak number of subsidized buses per province is as follows:
Province |
Number of buses |
Eastern Cape |
553 |
Free State |
257 |
Gauteng |
2423 |
Kwazulu Natal |
1393 |
Limpopo |
830 |
Mpumalanga |
601 |
North West |
581 |
Northern Cape |
54 |
Western Cape |
1087 |
TOTAL |
7779 |