MyCiTi bus commuters in Cape Town can now conveniently buy myconnect cards and load Mover points at more than 40 local shops and 34 Absa ATMs.

Transport for Cape Town, the City of Cape Town’s transport authority, has partnered with 41 retailers across the Mother City and Absa to offer the service along MyCiTi routes.

Absa ATMs will only be offering the ability to load points, for the time being.

Various retailers include local pharmacies, grocery stores, cafés, a hairdresser, a guesthouse and a perfumery in Gardens, the central business district, Woodstock, Hout Bay, Salt River, Century City and Sea Point to Table View, Dunoon, Mitchells Plain, Camps Bay and Khayelitsha.

“We have been working behind the scenes for months to make it possible for commuters to buy MyCiTi products from their local retailers or other participating stores close to their workplaces,” Transport for Cape Town MMC, Brett Herron.

‘Thanks to the participating retailers it will be more convenient for commuters to load value on their myconnect cards. Instead of queuing at the busy kiosks at the MyCiTi stations, they can now buy Mover points when they go to their local grocery store or pharmacy.

You can see the full list of shops, ATMs and their addresses on the MyCiTi website.

Those without an internet connection  can phone the Transport Information Centre (TIC) on 0800 65 64 63 to find out about the participating retailer nearest to them.

“I also want to encourage commuters to make use of cash-accepting Absa ATMs to load Mover packages on their myconnect cards. The only trick with these machines is that you must insert the exact amount in notes. There are 34 cash-accepting Absa ATMs in the vicinity of MyCiTi routes across Cape Town – once you get the hang of it, it is a quick and easy way of topping up,’ said Herron.

[Source and image – City of Cape Town]