SowetanLive wriites that while Gauteng transport MEC Ismail Vadi makes up his mind on whether closed taxi routes should operate or not, commuters and businesses are feeling the pinch of not having public transport in Soweto.  

Along Mahalefele Road in Soweto, which runs in Orlando West, Dube and Phefeni, there was no sight of a taxis on Monday, the fourth day of the closure of ranks and routes belonging to the Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners Association (Wata) and the Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association (Nanduwe).  Last week, Vadi announced a three-month closure of taxi ranks and routes belonging to Wata and Nanduwe due to violence between the two associations.  Wata and Nanduwe have already signed an agreement committing themselves into ending the violence.  Their agreement is currently before the MEC who has to decide whether or not it is convincing enough to reopen the affected taxi operations.  Vadi's spokesperson Melitah Madiba said the MEC had "noted" the agreement and had also received further representations from the associations which he was considering.

• Read the full original report by Penwell Dlamini on the above at SowetanLive

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