Taxi chairperson causes public spat after outlandish comment

Another day, another taxi scandal.

Fanyana Sibanyoni stated that car owners should not be allowed to give lifts to hitchhikers, prompting swift reactions on social media.“We can’t be held hostage by taxi drivers and associations. Their behaviour is like declaring war on everyone. Imagine begging them to allow our wives and children to get inside our cars. Did we sign contracts which bind us to use their taxis? They are going too far with their attitude.

“Citizens are bullied because there is huge lack of visibility and active public policing, What are the police doing to show up better in the streets? Anyone does as they please and takes charge of our streets, and in the meantime the men in blue are locked in community police service centres and not doing street policing. The system that allows these guys to take space starts with the security sector’s step-back stance and exposing citizens to these kinds of problems,” said Magrebe Ka Phoswa.

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