As commuters reported disruptions to taxi services in Johannesburg on Monday, Santaco said it planned to discuss its ”options” after the BRT launch.
A nationwide strike by the taxi industry planned for Monday will no longer take place, the South African National Taxi Council said on Friday.
Hostilities between the government and the taxi industry escalated this week in the run-up to the launch of the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit.
The taxi strike against the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit system is still on, said the South African National Taxi Council on Friday.
Government warned the taxi industry on Thursday it would push ahead with the implementation of the BRT system and would not tolerate violent protest.
The United Taxi Association Forum on Thursday lodged legal papers to have the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit system suspended, said a media report.
The Gauteng ANC, Cosatu and SACP on Wednesday criticised the taxi industry’s threatened strike in a bid to halt the launch of the BRT system.
Gauteng Pemier Nomvula Mokonyane has warned taxi operators not to disrupt the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
A nationwide taxi industry strike will go ahead on September 1 when the BRT system is implemented, the National Taxi Council said on Friday.
Taxi drivers and operators across the country will strike from September 1 over the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit system.