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Another strike as 500 unroadworthy taxis impounded, JHB

Die Vryburger

After Johannesburg Metro police impounded 500 unroadworthy taxis over the weekend, drivers of Alexandra taxi association went on strike on Monday 25 June 2018, and left thousands of commuters stranded.

Some of the vehicles were last licensed in 2012.

Meanwhile Beke Cele of SAPS held a meeting in Cape Town with taxi associations around the violence between different factions. There have apparently been 45 people killed in the past three months.

Observers ask if it’s not about time that farm murders be equally addressed ?

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