Monday, March 14, 2011

Cosatu condemns violence in Cape Town taxi strike

By Lelethu Mquqo
14 March 2011

The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the Western Cape says taxi operators in the province should take their anger out on the provincial government, not on commuters.

Striking taxi drivers affiliated to the SA National Taxi Council have forced thousands of commuters in Cape Town to make other arrangements.

Cosatu’s Tony Ehrenreich says there are several avenues Santaco could take

At least four areas have experienced incidents of violence related to the taxi strike.

These include Nyanga, Crossroads, Bloekombos and the Eisleben, Klipfontein and Lansdowne areas.

So far, eleven people have been arrested in Nyanga for malicious damage to property.

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