‘Situation remains volatile’ as Golden Arrow Bus driver shot and vehicles set alight
Commuters queue to board a Golden Arrow bus in Cape Town. File photo/Esa Alexander/Sunday Times.
Sporadic incidents of violence, a blockade of the N2 by taxi drivers, stone throwing and petrol bomb attacks on four buses, three trucks, three panel vans and an ambulance caused severe traffic congestion on freeways and major routes in Cape Town on Thursday. The SA National Taxi Council embarked on a taxi strike hours earlier, claiming the industry was being unfairly targeted by authorities impounding their vehicles. Authorities denied the claim, saying the law applied equally to all motorists.
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