Violence between two rival taxi outfits in Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape on Monday saw 10 taxis impounded and three arrests.
Rivalry between Border Alliance Taxi Association and Uncedo Taxi Association over operating routes in Kouga and Koukamma regions became violent after a taxi operator was found with an unlicensed gun and arrested by police.
Jeffreys Bay resident Mildred Mhlope said: “This taxi violence is affecting commuters because we cannot travel at will. My mother is in hospital in Port Elizabeth but I have not been able to visit her for the past three days.” “We decided to withdraw all our taxis from the roads so that the public will see the situation. They should know that our business is being destroyed by illegal taxis. We have been operating these routes for many years and we have earned the trust of our passengers.”
Spokesperson for the Eastern Cape department of transport Unathi Binqose said the route belongs to the Humansdorp Taxi Association, “the only registered association there”.
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