ROB ROSE: Judge rules: Intercape 1, Mr Fixfokol 0
Judge John Smith’s ruling gives Mbalula 20 days to come up with a plan to stop the taxi mafia — upping the ante for other lawless sectors
06 October 2022 - 05:00
If you’ve been reading this column, you’ll know that Intercape hauled transport minister Fikile “Mr Fixfokol” Mbalula to the Makhanda high court last month, to force him to intervene to halt a wave of attacks against the bus company by a group of lawless taxi associations.
These taxi associations, like so many other protection rackets mushrooming across various business sectors, tried to strong-arm Intercape CEO Johann Ferreira into backing off from certain routes, hiking his fares, and even paying a “fee” for using specific routes. But Ferreira remained resolute...
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