The taxi strike in the Western Cape has severely impacted economic activities and services in the province.
including health, education, business and tourism.in Cape Town since last Thursday.
Western Cape Health Minister Nomafrench Mbombo says, “Not only we had to close 10 of the facilities, the Metro has closed many clinics. The issue is that we had to delay some of the operations. In Tygerberg there were about 120 nurses who couldn’t report to work.” The educator from Langa, who wanted to remain anonymous for safety reasons says school attendance has been poor over the last few days.
Owner of Zen Massage and Beauty Farshad Khoshroo says, “It looks like a ghost town at the moment. Staff cant get to work and the food court across us is closed. Nobody is operating. No staff and no people coming to the city centre. We are just opening and closing everyday.”Gugulethu Development Forum Vincent Domingo says, “There is a crisis, our people cannot go from pillar to post. In Gugulethu, there’s no bread as we are speaking. Because shops and bakers can not open This strike must stop.
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