Harassment rife at Joburg taxi ranks

Sexual harassment of women in miniskirts at Johannesburg taxi ranks has been occurring for at least eight years, the Gauteng community safety portfolio committee heard on Thursday. However, only one incident has been reported to the police.

Custom allows miniskirts, say traditional leaders

Custom and ethnicity allow young women to wear miniskirts, the National House of Traditional Leaders said on Wednesday in reaction to a recent attack on a woman wearing a short skirt at a Johannesburg taxi rank. The traditional leaders said the actions of the woman's attackers were not only "barbaric", but also unconstitutional.

Taxi alliance apologises for miniskirt incident

The Gauteng National Taxi Alliance tendered an apology on Thursday to the woman who was assaulted at the Noord street taxi rank, allegedly by taxi drivers, and called on all taxi associations to investigate and suspend drivers implicated in the attack. It condemned the incident "in the strongest possible terms".

Taxi violence: 'Enough is enough'

Taxi violence is disturbing and must be curbed in order to build confidence in the taxi industry, the Gauteng registrar for public transport said on Tuesday. "We all come to the point of saying enough is enough and let us stop the carnage. Let us all bring back confidence in the taxi industry," Sam Ledwaba told a media conference in Johannesburg.

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