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News24 reports that Gauteng MEC for roads and transport, Ismail Vadi, has announced his intention to close Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association (Nanduwe) and Witwatersrand Taxi Association (WATA) taxi ranks and routes in Soweto.
This follows a spate of violence between the two associations dating back to the beginning of the year. "The factors that warrant such urgent action are violence, unrest or instability in the public transport sector in an area, which threaten the safety of passengers, residents or other persons," Vadi’s department said in a statement on Tuesday. He intends publishing a notice in the provincial gazette on Wednesday. Affected or interested persons will be expected to submit written responses or representations to the notice before Friday. The affected taxi routes could be closed for the next three months pending the outcome of these representations. If Vadi proceeds with the intended closures, taxi services along the affected routes in Soweto would be suspended from 9 March until 8 June. "During this period, no person shall be allowed to undertake passenger road transport services at the affected ranks and on the identified routes," the statement reads.
- Read the full original of Canny Maphanga’s report on the above at News24
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