The transport sector probe is to look at the Gautrain, Uber, buses and trains.

Santaco said on Tuesday its members would not be joining taxi drivers marching to the Union Buildings in protest against the traffic demerit system.

Chaos broke out on Wednesday as members of the National Taxi Alliance forced their way into the main entrance of the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Four bus drivers were injured during a taxi strike in Cape Town on Tuesday, amid rising tensions related to the roll-out of the new rapid bus system.

Johannesburg’s bus rapid transit (BRT) system — which lurched to a halt after threats by taxi bosses — on Thursday received the go-ahead.

Government has vowed to continue work on the BRT despite Tuesday’s protests in which taxi drivers and owners brought Johannesburg to a standstill.

Taxi violence during a protest in Gauteng was deplorable, the Gauteng executive council said on Wednesday.

There appears to be a rift between taxi owners and drivers and the government over plans to roll-out the bus rapid transport system.