I met with the leadership of the Western Cape Branch of the SA National Taxi Council (SANTACO), as well as 'mother bodies' Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (CODETA) and Cape Amalgamated Taxi Associations (CATA) taxi associations again this morning in an attempt to try to find solutions to the ongoing taxi violence that we have seen escalating in the province.
Today’s meeting follows a series of meetings with the leadership of the “mother bodies” following the recent spike in taxi-related conflict and murders, including incidents at the beginning of the month which saw six taxi operators gunned down in Philippi East and Nyanga.
A previously scheduled meeting to address the killings was postponed at the request of the industry, following an incident at the home of one of the leaders.
There have been 43 taxi-related murders and 20 cases of attempted murders this year alone. These include cases in Paarl, Delft, Bellville, Bloekombos, Ceres, Masiphumelele,…
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