MEC David Maynier is taking the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations to the high court to stop Codeta from 'obstructing, interfering and stopping the transporting of learners within the Western Cape”.
An illegal blockade by taxi associations meant more than 3,200 children missed school on Friday in Khayelitsha and surrounding areas, says MEC David Maynier.A gripe over scholar transport contracts has landed Western Cape taxi owners in the high court after they prevented children from attending school this week.
He said more than 3,200 children missed school on Friday in Khayelitsha and surrounding areas as a “result of the illegal blockade”. “In addition, I have laid a criminal complaint with the police against the minibus taxi associations currently preventing our children from getting to school.
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