The Department of Transport established by Taxi Relief Fund to help the sector recover from the economic setback spurred by COVID-19
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SA’s two biggest taxi associations SANTACO and NTA are lobbying for COSATU to join in on the national shutdown over fuel costs.
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An arbitration office has been established to deal with taxi-related disputes, with MEC Jacob Mamabolo calling it a ‘game-changer’.
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‘Instead of heaping misery on law-abiding citizens, these associations should do some introspection on their actions and behaviour, and how they can bring about a positive change,’ said JP Smith.
‘I absolutely respect the rights of anybody to raise issues – to even protest – but not to disrupt in the way that this has been disrupted,’ said Winde.
Cape Town police said at least one bus was torched and others were stoned. No arrests have been made thus far.
Chaos has broken out on the roads of Cape Town as taxi associations CATA and CODETA started their strike on Thursday morning.
‘Cata and Codeta gave Santaco the assurance that there will be no interference and intimidation of the other regions that will be operating as per normal.’
The City of Cape Town says its staff have been attacked by several taxi drivers. Bosses won’t be happy about having their taxis impounded.
Hitman Mzila Mchazeni Simakahle – who is already serving a life sentence – was sentenced to double life for the murder of two taxi bosses in 2018.
Opposing Soweto taxi associations have agreed to cease the taxi war. An official peace deal is set to be signed.
The Gauteng provincial government obtained an interdict against WATA and Nanduwe after violence broke out between the taxi associations.
MEC Jacob Mamabolo said the violent taxi conflict on Saturday is due to tensions over routes between the two taxi associations in JHB CBD.
Motorists were advised to avoid the area around Commissioner Str in the JHB CBD four taxis were set alight in a taxi violence incident.
Burning taxis, shops, and heavy gunfire. Korsten taxi drivers and Somalian shop owners were at war in Gqeberha.
Carnage in Gqeberha! There are burning taxis and property in what is believed to be a war between Somali nationals and Korsten taxi drivers.
The President of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) Bongani Raneki died in a motor vehicle accident on the way to the Eastern Cape.
Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell called an urgent meeting with SANTACO leaders on Thursday over worsening extortion linked to the taxi-industry.
Fourteen suspects allegedly attempted to impound to luxury buses in Gauteng and demanded a R5000 release fee per bus. Nine of the suspects allegedly belong to a local taxi association
Two people have been shot dead and two others wounded in taxi violence in Khayelitsha after weeks of peace. Is the taxi war restarting?
Taking the scenic route: A South African taxi ‘finding its own way’ left South Africans in stiches on social media.