There has been heavy traffic on the R511 route with a reportedly violent protest involving taxi drivers. Reports claim that commuters are not allowed to use private cars as transport.
There have been claims by the protesters that three drivers have been killed in alleged violence in the past week.
Diepsloot taxi drivers: we are tired of our colleagues being killed by other taxi associations, government doesn't care #taxistrike @ANN7tv
— Hitekani Magwedze (@HitekaniMag) September 12, 2016
Metro police are currently on the scene to bring order to the strike.
So during the Diepsloot taxi strike happening today, no lifts in private cars allowed
— Eskay (@ndimphathe) September 12, 2016
This is a developing story and updates will follow.
https://twitter.com/Pholoho/status/775218565448359936
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