Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi is expected to make a decision on whether to shut down the routes or not before the end of the week.
Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi has issued a notice of intent to close certain Soweto taxi routes and ranks by the end of the week.by the end of the week.At least three people have been killed and six commuters injured in recent weeks amid a dispute between two rival operators.READ:While the Transport MEC won't say who's at fault here, he is clear about one thing.
"We cannot allow a situation ... that in the morning 40 shots are fired while people are going to work. "They say they are fighting to protest their interests and they say the MEC is not prepared to listen," said Vadi.Vadi is expected to make a decision on whether to shut down the routes or not before the end of the week.
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