Taxi fares to go up in the Western Cape next week
The associations say that the petrol price is not the only reason for the fare hikes.
Taxi industry in South Africa
Taxi-owning cops behind violence in the transport industry – MPs
Parliament links taxi-owning police to e-hailing violence, and pledges to regulate industry and protect drivers.
Fury after taxi operator dies in police custody
Codeta is calling for the national Minister of Police to intervene.
Taxi association lifts blockade but learners still absent from schools
Absenteeism continues in schools in Khayelitsha because of the climate of fear and uncertainty caused by the taxi associations, says the Western Cape education department.
Taxi protest in Cape Town – Photo essay
The protest called by Santaco left thousands stranded on the first day of the two-day action.
Taxi passengers still fearful despite truce in Cape taxi war
The taxi industry by far transports the biggest number of passengers on any given day, compared to both rail and bus. However, with taxi owners and drivers fighting over routes, the industry is marred by violence that in the conflict between two rival taxi associations in Cape Town, 13 people have been killed.
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