Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula unveiled the regulations, saying those operators that did not adhere to social distancing and sanitising their vehicles would face the wrath of the law. pretorianews lockdown Day7
On Wednesday, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula unveiled the regulations, saying those operators that did not adhere to social distancing and sanitising their vehicles would face the wrath of the law.
Briefing the media on Wednesday, Mbalula said the amended regulations came after consultation with the taxi industry, Santaco and National Taxi Association, and the Cabinet committee dealing with coronavirus including Police Minister Bheki Cele, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
In terms of the amended regulations, taxis should reduce the maximum licensed passengers by 70% with no masks on certain conditions. He urged all public transport operators to sanitise their vehicles and put measures in place to adhere to social distancing to curb the spread of the virus. Mbalula said he expected the masks and sanitisers to be rolled out to the industry soon. He warned those that fill their taxis with passengers not wearing masks that law enforcement agencies will stop them. “You must understand what you do will affect all of us one thousand times.”
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