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TimesLIVE reports that thousands of commuters across Gauteng were left stranded on Monday morning after the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) embarked on a strike to protest against the R1bn government relief package for the industry.
Roads were barricaded, and in one incident a Tshwane metro bus was hijacked. Santaco claimed in a letter they “were expecting at least R20,000 per vehicle” in Covid-19 relief funds, but would receive significantly less out of the package announced by transport minister Fikile Mbalula. The only thing stranded commuters could do was hope they could find alternative transport to get to work on time and avoid the prospect of “no work, no pay”. One commuter at the Phumulong taxi rank in Atteridgeville observed: “We have been told to come to work because they said either you come or you don't get paid. We don't know what taxi drivers are protesting for. When we use buses they remove us. Why are they disrupting us? We have lost our salaries for today. If they continue tomorrow it means we will be losing more.” There were no taxis operating at that rank and the area resembled a ghost town.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos and Shonisani Tshikalange at TimesLIVE
- Read too, Santaco taxi shutdown leaves Gauteng commuters stranded and frustrated, at EWN
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