Taxis are not being targeted, insists JMPD
Only 70 of the 500 vehicles impounded by the Johannesburg Metro Police Department are taxis, as the city cracks down on unroadworthy and unlicensed vehicles
Only 70 of the 500 vehicles the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) have impounded for being unroadworthy are taxis — a statistic the police force says rubbishes claims that it was targeting the minibus industry. The Johannesburg’s Alexandra Taxi Association has accused the JMPD of unfairly targeting them in the current campaign‚ which started in February. Drivers from the association left commuters stranded on Monday as they embarked on a strike after a number of their vehicles were impounded by the city police under operation Buya Mthetho. So far‚ 500 unroadworthy‚ unlicensed or illegal vehicles — including minibus taxis‚ bakkies and illegal dump trucks — have been impounded under the operation‚ said JMPD police chief David Tembe. He said only about 70 of them were minibus taxis. About 340 of the impounded vehicles were held for being unlicensed and unregistered. Among the vehicles impounded‚ and kept at the JMPD impound in Wemmer Pan‚ Johannesburg‚ was an unroadworthy min...
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