Taxis outside the Cape Town CBD on 1 August 2023 after taxi drivers and law enforcement officials clashed when several minibus taxis were impounded.
From left: Siphamandla Baba, a 36-year-old resident of Lotus, Gugulethu, was killed in Duinefontein Road, Nyanga, on the morning of Monday, 7 August. | Bongani Kebeni was killed while transporting people to work in his Toyota Avanza. | Kar Hao Teoh, a 40-year-old British doctor, was killed during the peak of the Western Cape Santaco taxi strike in Nyanga, Ntlangano Crescent, on 3 August 2023. | Zamikhaya Kwinana, a Learner Law Enforcement Officer, was killed while on patrol in Nyanga.
Daily Maverick has learnt that the relationship between the South African National Taxi Council and the City of Cape Town has not only failed to improve, but is under renewed strain. Smith emphasised that these violations were a primary concern for the public and were major contributors to road deaths and accidents.
Rob Quintas, the city’s Mayco Member for Urban Mobility, said a meeting was set up for 24 July but had to be postponed due to the unavailability of a key stakeholder. He did not say why it had taken this long to set up a meeting. “A new date will be communicated to all stakeholders in due course.” “The taxi industry is here to stay,” he said. “We play a critical role in the public transportation system and there has to be a recognition and appreciation of that role by everyone.”Santaco has voiced a desire to implement measures to monitor driver behaviour and establish vetting systems but lacks the necessary resources. They are seeking assistance from the municipality and provincial government to achieve these goals.
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