(1).jpg "No more excuses: Western Cape Government and City join forces to confront taxi violence")
The Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town (CoCT) have vowed to intensify their coordinated response to the ongoing taxi-related violence that has claimed lives, terrorised communities and disrupted public transport services.
Western Cape Minister of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, and CoCT MMC for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas, met with SANTACO Western Cape and CODETA on Thursday, 29 October 2026, to discuss urgent measures to end the violence.
CATA did not attend the meeting, citing prior commitments outside the province. While government acknowledges the apology, its absence from such an urgent engagement is deeply disappointing, particularly given the loss of life.
Minister Sileku made it clear that government will not stand by while disputes over routes and operating rights continue to place innocent lives at risk. He stressed that no dispute over commercial interests could justify bloodshed, intimidation, or the disruption of essential public transport services.
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