Striking taxi drivers arrested for assaulting a traffic officer

Gauteng police say two drivers were arrested for assaulting a traffic officer in Cullinan.

"In the early hours of the morning they assaulted a traffic officer in Cullinan," provincial police spokesperson Lungelo Dlamini says.

The third taxi driver was arrested for reckless driving after being involved in a crash in Sinoville.

"The taxi driver made a u-turn and collided with three other vehicles. Four people were injured," Dlamini confirms.

Taxi drivers are marching through the streets of Pretoria. 

They will handover a memorandum of grievances at the Transport Department and the Union Buildings.

Dlamini says officers are monitoring the procession. 

Drivers affiliated to the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) are striking. 

NTA spokesperson Theo Malele says they're asking for the same treatment as Black Monday protestors.

"When the farmers were blocking the roads and having braais, not even a single canister of teargas was thrown at them. 

"Let the law be consistent. There shouldn't be favouritism," Malele exclaims.