Gauteng govt granted interdict following Joburg taxi violence
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has been granted a High Court interdict following this weekend’s taxi violence in the Johannesburg CBD.
On Saturday, taxi violence erupted in the Johannesburg CBD. Four taxis were burnt while six others were damaged in a conflict over routes.
The High Court order interdicts the Witwatersrand African Taxi Owners Association (WATA) and the Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association (Nanduwe) from interfering with taxi operators and other public transport operators in Soweto and Johannesburg CBD.
Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo has urged the police and metro police to enforce the law.
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“We held positive consultations with both the leadership of WATA and NANDUWE together with their mother body structures, the Gauteng National Taxi Alliance (GNTA) and the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) respectively and we are buoyed by the fact that all parties have condemned the violence and committed to peace.
“We are pleased that all parties involved have agreed to urgently address the root cause of the violence, which are disputes over routes. In this regard, the platforms for negotiations we have created as the provincial government remain available.”
