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Cape Argus reports that news of calm and order being restored on all public transport routes in Cape Town since the closure of the B97 route between Paarl and Bellville on Monday has been lauded.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz welcomed the news that there were no disruptions and added that “a lot of planning went into readiness to react to ensure calm and order in our public transport yesterday (Monday), especially since we received intelligence of plans by criminal elements in response to the closure of route B97.” Meanwhile, a 38-year-old taxi driver was arrested in Nyanga at a Vehicle Check Point on Monday. After the driver’s taxi was searched and a 9mm pistol with ammunition was found, the driver was arrested when he was unable to provide a licence for the firearm. The suspect is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court soon. Fritz commented: “That’s very good news. I treat every single report of the confiscation of illegal firearms as very good news. Illegal firearms is a real problem in our society. But the fact that it was confiscated from a taxi driver at this time makes it all the more significant. It shows that our law enforcement agencies are working.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard at Cape Argus
- Read too, Taxis impounded as police enforce route closure over Cape taxi war, at TimesLIVE
- And also, UDM and Saftu intervene in taxi violence, at Weekend Argus
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