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According to the chief operating officer (COO), Khensani Hlungwini, their drivers were living in the yard and felt that there was a need for them to rebuild her rondavel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe then increased its capacity, and we bought her some stuff so that it would not be empty. This behaviour of burning our buses is affecting us because the buses cost R2 million. Just imagine, because even the insurance (companies) find it hard to help us when we are claiming,\u201d said Hlungwini. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_ff13b493\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gogo\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1263\/e6d0c23ff0894a8689f0f333945695f2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/253a535660f94f33994023bcd361c44c.jpg\" title=\"Granny Nokhaya Dana (90) from Lurwayizo locality in Willowvale sitting in front of her rondavel that was burnt to ashes by perpetrators who were burning bus that belonged to AB350.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Granny Nokhaya Dana (90) from Lurwayizo locality in Willowvale sitting in front of her rondavel that was burnt to ashes by perpetrators who were burning bus that belonged to AB350.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He confirmed that this was the fifth bus that was destroyed by fire in the same district. 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