After the local bus company raised fares, about 20,000 Alexandra residents began walking roughly 14 kilometres each way rather than pay the extra penny. The ANC helped establish a Bus Service Committee alongside trade unions, vigilance societies and the Communist Party. After nine days, the company restored the previous fare. The boycott was a community-led campaign grounded in workers’ and residents’ daily costs, not simply a party-directed action.
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Who drove the Alexandra bus boycott?
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Residents began the boycott; ANC, unions, vigilance societies and CPSA members helped coordinate the campaign.
The Alexandra bus boycott was a community-led campaign over bus fares.
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Residents initiated the boycott, with several organisations helping coordinate.