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News24 reports that taxi bosses under the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) were locked in talks throughout Monday to discuss the latest impoundments of minibus taxis in Cape Town over the weekend.
However, Santaco released a statement on Monday afternoon allaying fears of possible further strike action and dismissing any claims of a protest as "fake news". Eight taxis were impounded on Friday, while six more were seized on Saturday. According to City, the taxis were impounded in accordance with the National Land Transport Act (NLTA). Insider sources advised that Santaco would not be part of the taxi task-team discussions with the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government set for Tuesday. Santaco requested a postponement, and the full task team will likely only meet on Thursday. The task team will seek agreement on what would be regarded as major impoundable offences and minor infringements, and the appropriate penalty for the latter. This will inform a standard operating procedure to guide law enforcement personnel's actions as per the NLTA and operating licence conditions. Santaco staged an eight-day strike earlier this month after the City impounded dozens of vehicles for a range of infractions, including number plates not being displayed.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marvin Charles & Lisalee Solomons at News24
- Read too, City of Cape Town confirms impounding 14 minibus taxis over last few days, at EWN
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