Proposed MyCiTi funding cuts raise concerns over expansion to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain

The City of Cape Town warns that proposed public transport funding cuts could delay the MyCiTi bus expansion to Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain. Rob Quintas, the city’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, says uncertainty over the PTNG-BFI grant threatens long-term funding for the network and better links between communities and economic centres. The approximately R7.1 billion allocation for MyCiTi Phase 2A remains in place until June 2028, with R2.5 billion available across the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years. Beyond that, there is no clear, detailed or guaranteed funding framework for future expansions.