Extra buses from Bellville to Paarl are scheduled for the duration of the two month closure of the B97 taxi route. MEC Mitchell listed all the local loading lanes and long-distance routes that will be closed at Bellville from Monday, 26 July.
Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell says the B97 taxi route between Bellville and Paarl will close on Monday, 26 July.
Three people were found dead in Delft on Monday evening after being gunned down in what police believe is further taxi related violence.
The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Taxi Task Team in the Western Cape is looking into a taxi shooting which claimed five lives
A feud between warring taxi associations is believed to be behind the shooting incident that eft seven injured in Cape Town on Monday.
Chaos unfolded during a taxi association strike on Wednesday, and the DA have demanded that Mbalula respond with more than 140 characters.
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced earlier this year that R1.8 billion had been availed for the industry, to help it navigate the COVID-19 pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to elaborate on government’s efforts to address flaws in the public transport system
Speaking at the launch of the National Taxi Lekgotla on Thursday, industry members convened to pave a way towards formalising the sector.
Heavy police presence at taxi rank as multiple shootings on Thursday and Friday cause mayhem, injury and death.
Mbalula has told taxi drivers to speak to passengers politely”like one would be spoken to on an airplane” by a host or hostess. .
The Gauteng provincial government vows not to move the foot off the accelerator in a bid to rid the province of taxi wars.
A journalist has been shot in the face after police allegedly fired rubber bullets at taxi drivers in Mpumalanga on Monday 29 June.
The taxi industry has lashed out at government over its R billion relief package, branding it a slap in the face and are calling on Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula to avail more money
Fikile Mbalula attempted to calm tensions during the taxi strike, but only achieved the opposite.
The move comes after Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula announced on Friday that R1.135 billion in relief had been allocated to the taxi industry to aid thousands of taxis and their operators during the lockdown, which has left many people jobless and brought certain sections of the economy to a standstill
Taxi union Santaco say that taxi operators will only receive around R1 000 once-off from government, which falls well below their request.
Mbalula said that the R1.135 billion allocated to the taxi industry could not account for the astronomical losses the industry has suffered.
Santaco have confirmed that the proposed 173% fare increase has been scrapped, saying that they will speak about the new fare on Friday.
Santaco President Phillip Taaibosch said that the 100% increase in fares would be scrapped, but that government must provide relief.
The minister has warned that the shockingly high taxi fare increases could be unlawful and is willing to take the matter up with the Competition Commission for final determination, should push come to shove
Taxi Associations say they are waiting to find out how they will be assisted by government when their customers are under lockdown.
The Western Cape high court have well and truly thrown the book at the killer.
One victim has been admitted to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with serious head injuries, while another died in hospital.
SANTACO has agreed to send a list of its drivers, under condition that they won’t be criminally charged.