Taxi strike Cape Town

After meeting with the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town on Tuesday, the South African National Taxi Council has called off its mass taxi ...

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Santaco calls off the shutdown planned for Wednesday following a last-minute meeting with the provincial and local government.

If they are being unfairly prejudiced, I will work to put that right. I will listen to Santaco’s grievances. [they would park their cars for the day](https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/golden-arrow-appeals-to-santaco-to-ensure-safety-on-their-buses-on-wednesday-22a971bf-e314-4548-9675-0f5375d82cba).

Santaco, the Western Cape Premier, the Cape Town Mayor, and the Mobility MEC agree to call off the mini-bus taxi strike.

This comes after a meeting between the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, the Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, and the Mobility MEC, Ricardo Mackenzie on Tuesday. Santaco, the Western Cape Premier, the Cape Town Mayor, and the Mobility MEC agreed to call off the mini-bus taxi strike. CAPE TOWN - A full-scale minibus taxi strike slated for Wednesday called off in Cape Town.

The South African National Taxi Council has called off a planned shutdown on Wednesday, citing 'progress' in talks with the provincial government.

“We are concerned about the upliftment of the moratorium on meter-taxi and e-hailing operating permits, which had been in place for about two years. Based on this commitment we have decided to call off the stayaway. The city confirmed an agreement was reached to give Mackenzie time to engage Santaco on their grievances.

Santaco, the Western Cape Premier, the Cape Town Mayor, and the Mobility MEC agreed to call off the mini-bus taxi strike.

This comes after a meeting between the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, the Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, and the Mobility MEC, Ricardo Mackenzie on Tuesday. Santaco, the Western Cape Premier, the Cape Town Mayor, and the Mobility MEC agreed to call off the mini-bus taxi strike. CAPE TOWN - A full-scale minibus taxi strike slated for Wednesday called off in Cape Town.

The Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town have managed to convince taxi bosses to call off the mass strike action they had planned on Wednesday.

Taxi operators were initially advised to park their taxis at home or at a rank as part of the shutdown. The meeting included Santaco representatives from across the province, Winde, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and members of the provincial and City governments." - The provincial government and City officials were locked in discussions with the South African National Taxi Council in a bid to prevent the strike action.

A planned shutdown for taxis in the Garden Route the Western Cape on Wednesday, which would have left thousands of commuters stranded, has been called off.

Andile Khanyi, secretary of Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association in the Western Cape, said it would soon issue a statement on the agreement between Santaco and the Western Cape government. Before the strike was cancelled, Uncedo Taxi Association in the Garden Route district had also issued a notice to commuters, informing them of their decision to join the strike. The decision to call off the strike was taken late on Tuesday after a meeting between the executive of the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco), Western Cape provincial leadership, premier Alan Winde, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Western Cape minister of mobility Ricardo Mackenzie.

Minibus taxi drivers affiliated with the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in the Western Cape Province have called off a planned Feb.

Minibus taxi drivers affiliated with the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) in the Western Cape Province have called off a planned Feb. The strike was initially planned to demand an end to the impounding of minibus taxis for traffic violations. 22 strike following talks with provincial authorities on Feb.

Commuters in the Western Cape can breathe a sigh of relief after operators, under the umbrella of the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco), ...

The new MEC did super work to get a discussion together and talk it out. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said: "I'm pleased the strike is off. Taxi bosses had been locked in talks with the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town to try to find a resolution to the strike action.