Taxi strike Cape Town

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Taxi Strike: Police out in force this morning amidst fears of violence (CapeTown ETC)

Police in Cape Town will be on high alert this morning with a taxi strike that is likely to cause major traffic disruptions throughout the city.

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Taxi strike: WCED says there's a plan to get matric pupils to schools (Eyewitness News)

Operators are planning a shutdown in protest against a number of grievances including the issuing of heavy traffic fines โ€” vehicle impoundments and the ...

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Cape Town commuters disgruntled ahead of taxi strike - SABC ... (SABC News)

Commuters in Cape Town are not happy about the taxi industry's decision to embark on a shutdown on Monday and Tuesday. The stay away is in protest against ...

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Planned taxi strike will leave two million Western Cape commuters ... (Daily Maverick)

Santaco says it is protesting against unfair by-laws. Its shutdown will affect Western Cape commuters, including tens of thousands of matric learners.

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Education Department has contingency plans for pupils to write ... (Independent Online)

Cape Town - The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has urged National Senior Certificate (NSC) candidates who might struggle to reach their designated ...

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Western Cape police on high alert to thwart any violence during the ... (Independent Online)

'Law enforcement agencies will not hesitate to take decisive action against those who transgress the law and infringe upon the rights of others.'

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Major taxi strike to affect thousands as Western Cape govt insists on ... (News24)

The strike was planned by the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) after the Western Cape government decided to cancel its Blue Dot Taxi Project. Thousands of ...

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Cape Town taxi strike: Contingency plans in place to prevent ... (News24)

Thousands of matric pupils stand to be affected as they prepare to write life sciences and geography exams. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) is ...

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CT commuters urged to find alternative transport ahead of taxi strike (Eyewitness News)

The strike follows an announcement that the provincial government's Blue Dot programme will end later this month.

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WATCH: Chaos in Cape Town as striking taxi operators torch buses ... (Independent Online)

As taxis embark on a two-day strike across the Western Cape, pandemonium has broken out in Cape Town.

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CT commuters urged to find alternative transport during taxi strike (Eyewitness News)

Motorists are being urged to avoid main roads in Stellenbosch as traffic officials and police attend to an illegal taxi strike on 21 February 2022. Picture: ...

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Buses set alight during Western Cape taxi strike (CapeTalk)

Golden Arrow Bus Services Spokesperson, Bronwen Dyker-Beyer, confirmed one of their buses had been torched in Khayelitsha.

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WATCH | Buses torched as taxi strike gets under way in Cape Town (TimesLIVE)

Three buses were burnt out and the hijacking of a fourth thwarted by law enforcement officers as a two-day taxi strike got underway in Cape Town on Monday.

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Cape Town taxi strike: Buses torched as violence escalates amid ... (News24)

As alternative means of public transport like buses burn because of a violent taxi strike in parts of the Mother City on Monday, the City of Cape Town has ...

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Update: Golden Arrow and MyCiti buses set alight amid taxi strike (CapeTown ETC)

Police in Cape Town will be on high alert this morning with a taxi strike that is likely to cause major traffic disruptions throughout the city.

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Buses set on fire in South Africa's Cape Town as taxi strike starts (Reuters)

The Western Cape provincial government, home to legislative capital Cape Town, recently announced it would terminate an incentive scheme for taxi drivers which ...

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Matrics, commuters hit by Cape Town taxi strike (GroundUp)

At least two buses were torched in the early hours of Monday morning. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) denies that the violence is related to ...

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