Taxi strike. ... CAPE TOWN

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Taxi strike in Cape Town called off (Independent Online)

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).

Many pupils expected to miss school during Santaco taxi strike (Citizen)

Taxi drivers affiliated to Santaco are expected to take to the streets in the Western Cape on Wednesday.

We heard there was a blockade in Emfuleni that took place yesterday. “Fortunately, our schools and districts were able to put contingency measures in place to ensure candidates reached their exams safely. Please do not engage in any acts of violence, intimidation or destruction,” said “There was no blockade. “No vehicles should operate on Wednesday, 22 February. [Taxi drivers](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/taxi/) affiliated to Santaco are expected to take to the streets in the [Western Cape](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/western-cape/) to voice their grievances over a number of issues including unfair impounding of vehicles and not legalising existing minibus taxis.

SANTACO calls off taxi strike after meeting with Western Cape ... (The South African)

The Western Cape government managed to avert a taxi strike on Wednesday. SANTACO said it was happy with progress made in the meeting.

Premier Alan Winde and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis were also in attendance. Cape Town Station Deck Taxi Rank. The Western Cape government managed to avert a taxi strike on Wednesday.

Santaco calls off its mass taxi stay-away planned for Wednesday (CapeTown ETC)

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 ...

Western Cape taxi strike called off, Santaco confirms (Eyewitness News)

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.

Western Cape taxi bosses call off strike action after urgent talks (News24)

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.