Taxi strike Cape Town

Western Cape police spokesperson W/O Joseph Swartbooi said trucks and buses had fallen victim to the protest. Around 9.30am, Swartbooi said taxis were driving ...

“I will use all regulatory and legislative mechanisms to deal with this issue which include suspending or even withdrawing operating licences and holding associations accountable for the actions. “A bus was damaged at the Nyanga bus terminus as a result of stone-throwing this morning,” he said. This commitment has not been honoured by elements within the industry,” he said. All those responsible for this violence must be arrested and prosecuted. Western Cape premier Alan Winde said: “This violence and disruption impacts our most vulnerable communities. “According to reports, taxis affiliated to two associations are driving in convoy on the N2 highway to Cape Town. Three trucks and a Quantum were set alight and one bus was stoned in Bloekombos in Kraaifontein.”

Cape Town commuters were left stranded on Thursday morning as taxi protests blocked roads and caused traffic disruptions in areas across the metro, ...

Please be informed that these commuters have to report for duty in time and come back home in time,” read the memorandum. Roads were congested and Cape Town commuters were left stranded on Thursday morning as taxi protests caused disruptions in areas across the metro, with violent incidents including buses being torched. Heightened security measures will be maintained until we are satisfied that stability has been restored,” Swartbooi told GroundUp. At 10.30am, hundreds of taxi operators marched through the CBD to the provincial legislature on Wale Street to hand over their memorandum which demanded, among other things, that the City and law enforcement stop impounding their taxis, which had a “negative impact” on their livelihood. Smith condemned the other incidents of disruption: “The disruptions to traffic caused by the group is unwarranted and cannot be condoned; neither can the reports of intimidation and attacks on vehicles in the Nyanga area.” Traffic on some of Cape Town’s major roads was brought to a standstill and there were incidents of violence on Thursday morning as a result of a strike organised by the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta).