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Western Cape commuters fear pay cuts and job losses due absences from work as a result of ongoing taxi strike

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capetown thumb100 News24 reports that Western Cape commuters have raised concerns of pay cuts and threats of possible job losses after missing several days of work due to the lack of public transport caused by the ongoing taxi violence gripping Cape Town.

Angry Capetonians say the impact of the ongoing taxi war between the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Congress of Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) associations will have a negative impact on their livelihoods because of warnings they've been receiving at work. Deputy Minister of State Security Zizi Kodwa met with members of the Khayelitsha Development Forum on Tuesday where together they denounced the taxi violence that has left many commuters in the Western Cape without transport. According to Western Cape chief director for transport, Yasir Ahmed, the war between the two mother body associations, CATA and CODETA dates back to 2018. Following a transport meeting on Wednesday, Premier Alan Winde said Golden Arrow had indicated it was willing to maximise its resources to assist commuters despite the challenging conditions the bus service was working under. A Golden Arrow bus driver was shot in the mouth on Monday during yet another taxi-related shooting. Metro Rail spokesperson Riana Scott said that uncertainty around staff attendance to open stations and operate trains made it very difficult to plan services. She added that they were still recovering from a Covid-19 incident that led to a suspension of services last Friday, with more than 20 train crew and operations staff still in isolation.

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Mthethwa and Lisalee Solomons at News24


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