Vadi meets with Vereeniging taxi operators after shutdown - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Taxi operators closed all major routes into Vereeniging in protest against the provincial government on Tuesday.is meeting with members of the minibus taxi industry in Vereeniging to hear their grievances.

Chaos erupted in the area after taxi operators closed all major routes in protest against the provincial government.Streets in the Vaal Triangle are littered with rocks and barriers preventing motorists from accessing some routes.Taxi operators are demanding answers from provincial government over the incomplete construction of the Vereeniging Taxi Rank.

More than 40 operators have been arrested since the protests erupted. No taxis are available in the area, leaving commuters stranded as a result.

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