Alexandra People's Transport Action Committee

Alexandra commuters organise a bus boycott against a fare increase

📅 7 January 1957

After a one-penny fare rise, Alexandra residents stopped using buses and walked to work. Township organisations formed the Alexandra People's Transport Action Committee, and the campaign spread to...

PUTCO agrees to restore the previous fare after the bus boycott

📅 1 April 1957

After weeks of collective refusal to ride, PUTCO and township representatives reached a compromise on 1 April. The company restored the previous fare for a period, ending the boycott. Residents'...