Chaos as taxis bring Joburg to a grinding halt
Taxi drivers blocked key transport routes‚ causing widespread disruption across the city
Anger and frustration boiled over as commuters were caught up in a massive taxi strike that brought parts of Johannesburg - the economic hub of the country - to a halt on Thursday. Taxi drivers blocked key transport routes‚ causing widespread disruption across the city‚ including pupils writing school exams. “It’s becoming a war zone now. We hear gunshots. They’re hitting people and stoning cars. I tried to get to work at around 6am this morning and every road out of the suburb was blocked. They are even using trucks to block the roads‚” said Rushil Govender‚ who lives in Halfway Gardens‚ Midrand. The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) blamed the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) as well as authorities for the chaos. “Santaco mentioned it was going to be handing a memorandum to the directors of SA Taxi Finance‚ but this messaging was misleading … It must take full responsibility for the chaos‚ and should be held to account for its actions‚” said the AA. But Santaco said it...
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