TAXI COMMUTERS STRANDED

Thousands of taxi commuters were stranded on the East Rand on Friday, following a seven days suspension of the Faraday Taxi Association’s licence by the government. The suspension is due to complaints received by Gauteng transport MEC Khabisi Mosonkutu of tension amongst taxi operators and the ill-treatment of communters. Buses are reported to be fuller than normal and some commuters have resorted to hitch-hiking.