Taxi council is threatening a stayaway after the Western Cape government announced the popular Blue Dot pilot programme would be terminated
The Western Cape government has warned of route closures and the suspension of operating licences should the violence continue
The demonstration, organised by two taxi associations, Codeta and Cata, blocked several arterial roads into the city’s central business district on Thursday morning
Fears of renewed taxi violence are sparked after the body of a leader of the Congress of Democratic Taxi Association was found on sand dunes near Khayelitsha
Drunk driving a major concern for road safety: 39 people arrested for driving under the influence.
Three suspects remain in custody following their arrest on charges of attempted murder and assault after eight taxis were impounded
But key route remains closed and affected areas halt issuing of operating licences
The flare-up of the taxi war in the Western Cape has again shown the industry’s ability to hold commuters, the state and the local economy to ransom
But despite the calm, rival taxi associations have not yet made peace in their turf war
The closure of the Mbekweni/Paarl and Bellville route comes as negotiations between taxi operators fail and will affect thousands of commuters
Western Cape government cuts off its Blue Dot incentive payments to Cata and Codeta and financial support agreement with Santaco
The Western Cape taxi war now threatens commuters on the Golden Arrow bus service, with talks between various stakeholders not yielding a solution
The ongoing taxi war in the Western Cape claimed the lives of three more people on Tuesday as the province braces itself for the possibility of the looting that has rocked Gauteng and KwaZulu-Nata