He said there was no reason the strike could not have been peaceful and condemned the damage of private property and violence.
He also slammed the government for not making available much-needed Covid-19 relief funds to operators, as it initially committed to do. “The transport department had set aside R1bn in Covid-19 relief funds, yet they’re yet to pay these funds towards the taxi operators for promised relief.” Responding to the tweet, Mbalula questioned the relevance of his age to the matter and said he had always engaged with members of the NTA in a respectful manner.
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