Taxi operators protest against sector’s Covid-19 relief fund
Gauteng commuters were stranded when the National Taxi Alliance blocked major highways to protest against non-implementation of a R1.14bn relief fund
18 November 2020 - 10:20
Gauteng commuters were left stranded on Wednesday when the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), SA’s second-largest taxi organisation, blocked major highways and “hijacked” a metro bus to protest against the government’s non-implementation of a R1.14bn Covid-19 relief fund for the R50bn sector.
The unregulated industry was among sectors heavily affected by the coronavirus as operators were initially allowed to operate only at set times and at 70% loading capacity for local operations, while interprovincial and cross-border operations were prohibited during the most stringent levels of lockdown...
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