/ 11 August 2023

Taxi strike highlights sector’s stranglehold on public transport

Taxi Strike 2 (1)
Wheels are off: Minibuses were used to block roads and buses were burnt, leaving thousands of commuters without transport, after taxi operators went on strike this week. (Jaco Marais/Gallo Images)

It has also brought to the fore the political power tussle between the DA in the Western Cape and the ANC-led national government

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