Taxi commuters in Cape Town are set to be stranded on Thursday as taxi associations across the Cape Peninsula announced they would embark on a mass stayaway action after violent clashes with authorities this week. | MarvinCharles_
The SA National Taxi Council's provincial executive committee met on Thursday, along with several other taxi associations in Khayelitsha, to discuss the ongoing impoundment of taxis in the Mother City.
Taxi bosses proposed a stayaway action, which would commence with immediate effect in all regions in the province.The chairperson of Santaco, Mandla Hermanus, told members during the meeting that a stayaway was the only solution.Santaco has resolved that our taxis should be pulled from all ranks in the region. Wherever they are, they must all go home until 9 August - and our operation will resume on 10 August.
The mayoral committee member for urban mobility, Rob Quintas, during a joint media briefing with the provincial government on Thursday, said the service had been suspended due to a safety risk.
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