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ActionSA has called for calm following violent protest between taxi operators and City of Cape Town authorities which enters its second week in the Western Cape.
SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) announced that the talks between the government and its leadership, which took place in an attempt to resolve the cause for the taxi stay away, was suspended therefore it would continue with its strike.
The party says casualties of this war are the residents with the poorest and most vulnerable being the most severely affected and further urged all parties to go back to the negotiating table in order to urgently find an agreed way forward.
Provincial chairperson Michelle Wasserman says they stand with those who have been stranded and unable to get home or to work, and with those who have had to walk for kilometres or sleep at bus shelters.
“We stand with those who have been unable to receive the medical treatment they need and with the owners of businesses who have been forced to close and are unable to earn an income.”
Wasserman condemned the irresponsible threat made by Cape Town mayoral committee member for safety and security, JP Smith, that the City of Cape Town will impound 25 vehicles for every truck, bus, vehicle or facility that is burnt or vandalized.
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She added; “This irrational and ill-conceived statement simply threw fuel on a fire that is already devastating the Western Cape.
“We call on all members of the taxi industry to refrain from acts of violence and intimidation and to protest peacefully.”
