affiliated with the South African National Taxi Council who are behind the provincial strike, to return to the table and resolve long-standing issues that have confronted the industry.
"We recognise the important role the mini-bus taxi sector plays in the public transport industry and economy. But calling a strike, that has been accompanied by violence, is not the answer to resolving the grievances of operators and drivers. This will be a blow to our shared economic growth and will impact the poor the hardest," Winde said.
Since the beginning of 2023, over 6,000 taxis have been impounded. This comes after the City's new by-law that gives it power to impound vehicles rather than fining drivers for offences such as overloading, lack of registration plates, and not having valid licensing documents. Violence broke out after an impunding operation by officers prompted taxi operators to block Cape Town streets, preventing traffic from exiting parts of the central business district. As a result, thousands of commuters were left stranded at taxi pickup points across the city.
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