Concerns raised over effect of taxi strike on the economy
Oscar Thomas
Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters has
expressed her concern at the huge economic effect the taxi strike in Johannesburg
The United Taxi Alliance Front did not
communicate in advance to warn commuters about the strike which resulted in
hundreds of commuters left stranded on Monday.
The UTAF is calling for their permits back
and for e-tolls to be scrapped.
Department of Transport’s Tiyani Rikhotso said while
we note the concerns raised by the operators organised under the banner of UTAF
and their right to protest as enshrined in the Constitution, it should equally
be appreciated that disrupting other people’s lives is unfair and regressive.
Rikhotso said The Minister has conceded that challenges currently being
experienced in the issuing of operator permits have had a negative impact on
the exemption of taxis from paying e-tolls.
“She has
however expressed confidence that the processes being carried out by the
Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport would soon yield positive results Rikhotso added.
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