Three people killed as a result of ongoing taxi turf wars prompted transport MEC Vadi to shut down taxi ranks until further notice.
There appears to be no end in sight for the feud between Soweto taxi operators as one of the parties remains headstrong in the agreement on a proposed route plan. The Witwatersrand Taxi Association and Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association remain in talks for a way forward to end turf wars which resulted in Gauteng roads and transport MEC Ismail Vadi closing their ranks and routes for three months.
“Once that has been done, we will then engage authorities on the way forward. We anticipate by midweek latest there should be some progress.” A number of people have been killed with several wounded due to the ongoing turf wars. Earlier in March, taxi drivers blocked the Johannesburg CBD with taxi’s which resulted in Vadi announcing the closure of the taxi routes.
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