City buses switch to cashless system

Windhoek municipal bus passengers will no longer be able to pay cash fares following the full rollout of the city’s cashless ticketing system.

The municipality said this week that cash payments are no longer accepted under any circumstances on council-operated buses.

Commuters must now use a valid smartcard to access the service.

To ease the transition, smartcards and top-up services remain available at several municipal service points, including the municipality in the CBD, the Ombili and Wanaheda municipal offices, the Nathanael Maxuilili Centre in Okuryangava and the Katutura customer care centre.

The municipality has also introduced a mobile top-up service allowing passengers to recharge their smartcards.

-Aurelia Afrikaner