Western Cape’s South African Taxi Council (Santaco) have announced a stay-away scheduled for 22 February, 2023.
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According to IOL, taxi operators have been advised to park at home or the rank and commuters can use other modes of transportation on the day.
After an unsuccessful two-day dialogue with the Department of Mobility Santaco, has advised against violence and destruction during the stay away.
Some of the reasons for the stay-away include “boycotting ongoing marginalisation of the taxi industry in the issuing of operating licences”and the fact that city authorities endorsed “Golden Arrow Bus Service to continue operating on the B97 route” in Hermanus.
City officials have responded to the stay-away noting that it is illegal and will impact also on workers and learners who are bound to fall behind.
According to IOL, “City traffic service spokesperson Kevin Jacobs said legislation allows a municipality to draft and enforce bylaws, Section 156(2) of the Constitution”.
Education MEC David Maynier said what the minibus taxi associations were doing was a crime.
“The minibus taxi mafia has now escalated their action, by threatening to ‘offload’ learners from any transport not operated by the associations, including the cars of parents doing everything they can to get their children to school safely.
“Our schools are also scrambling to make sure that learners do not fall too far behind.”
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