Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for the City of Cape Town to immediately release, without any conditions, the taxis impounded under the City's amended traffic bylaws. According to Chikunga, those impounded under national laws are not affected by this reprieve.
PICTURE - Twitter - @DoTransport: Transport minister Sindisiwe ChikungaThe minister addressed the
media on Tuesday, in Midrand, Gauteng on the government’s interventions in the
taxi strike called by Santaco in the Western Cape.
She said the city had
introduced conditions for operating licences, and it was these bylaws the taxi
industry had expressed reservations about.
“We have national laws in
place that govern the infringements and penalties dealt with in the contested
conditions of operating licences. The national laws are in place to ensure that
fair rules are applicable to all citizens irrespective of the city or province
they reside in. It can never be that a city will define itself outside the
parameters of national laws and implement penalties that are out of sync with
these laws.
“To this end, we call on the
city to return to the negotiating table to address the areas of disagreement
and demonstrate a genuine effort to find a lasting resolution to the current
challenges.”
Chikunga said the department
remained committed to speedily finding an amicable solution that would enable
the taxi industry to call off the strike. She asked the taxi industry to not to
resort any form of violence or intimidation by its members.
Done By: Esona Mfazwe
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