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ANC in Western Cape calls on government to intervene in taxi strike

The African National Congress (ANC) in the Western Cape has asked the national government to urgently intervene in the ongoing taxi strike in the province. The party’s provincial representatives and the national Transport Minister Sindiswa Chikunga met in Cape Town on Friday to discuss the issue. On Thursday, taxi organisation South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) announced that its members would protest against the City of Cape Town’s traffic by-laws […]

today5 August 2023

Local

SANTACO’s planned Stay-Away

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Taxi council Santaco has confirmed that it will move forward with plans to have a stay-away on Wednesday, February 22. Santaco stated that the motive for the stay-away is an alleged deadlock between the taxi industry, the city, and the Western Cape Government about issuing operating licenses and impounding minibus taxis. VOC Breakfast spoke to Santaco’s Public Relations officer, Makhosandile Tumana, on Monday, February 20 concerning […]

today20 February 2023

News

‘Its a stay-away, not a strike’- WC SANTACO on empty taxi ranks next week

VOC SANTACO in the Western Cape has emphasized that members have not been ordered to take to the streets next week. It comes after stakeholders agreed to shut down taxi ranks on Monday and Tuesday, with commuters urged to make alternative travel arrangements. SANTACO first deputy chairperson Gershon Geyer told VOC news on Friday that the three core issues include; the extension and expansion of the Blue Dot project, revising […]

today18 November 2022

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