News24 reports that Cape Town's taxi industry will next week resume arbitration over a coveted route, as the police and SA National Defence Force continue monitoring any possible flare-ups of violence.

The second round of arbitration is set down for 14 to 20 August, with witnesses from Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Congress of Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) expected to give evidence on issues relating to the dispute. The Transport and Public Works Portfolio Committee updated the Western Cape legislature on the situation between Cata and Codeta on Tuesday. The chief director for transport regulation, Yasir Ahmed, said any agreement reached at arbitration over route B97 between Bellville and Paarl was likely to go to court for confirmation as a declaratory order. CATA and Codeta are at odds over who is entitled to the route between Mbwekweni in Paarl and the Bellville Public Transport Interchange in Cape Town. Eight-six people have been killed in shootings directed at taxis this year – many of them passengers or bystanders. The Department of Transport closed the route, but it has since ordered taxi associations to service the routes they have permits for in other areas, to avoid prolonged disruption for commuters. Meantime, the transport department has expressed its satisfaction with the outcome of its Red Dot and Blue Dot taxi initiatives (read more in report).

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Jenni Evans at News24

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