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News24 reports that the taxi industry will now be required to give 36 hours' notice of strike action, according to a resolution that ended the week-long taxi stayaway in Cape Town.
On Friday morning, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis briefed the media on the resolution in the presence of SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) representatives. The agreement includes an "escalation system that will loop in the premier and mayor should a dispute arise", Winde indicated. He said this would provide "another layer before we end in strike action". The agreement allows for the impoundments under the National Land Transportation Act (NLTA) to continue for vehicles driving without operating licences, on the incorrect route, when the drivers are not licensed, or when the vehicles are not roadworthy. Within 14 days, a taxi task team will draw up a list of major offences for which vehicles can be impounded and minor offences for which fines will be issued. Santaco’s Nceba Enge expressed the hope that the task team sessions would be fruitful, but added that 14 days were not enough to sort out "some of the issues on the table". In terms of the agreement, Santaco will be able to query impoundments for minor offences, and representations will be made to a prosecutor to support the release of the vehicles. Hill-Lewis said the focus would remain on commuter safety. Five people died in last week’s strike-related violence and infrastructure worth millions of rand was damaged.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24
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