MANY people relying on taxis to get to work did not make it due to the taxi strike, and some businesses lost revenue as a result of few staff members making it to work and some had to close down production.
The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry said in a statement today, “Given the pivotal role the taxi industry plays in the movement of people in South Africa, any taxi strike will always have an enormous impact on local business.”
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“Many of the Durban Chamber businesses have informed us this morning that workers were not able to reach work and as such operating on a skeleton staff compliment.”
According to the statement, the Toyota plant was not operational at all this morning.
“The provincial office of SANTACO also informed us that their means of production are also down and as such losing revenue.”
“The taxi strike, therefore, has an enormous negative impact on eThekwini given the multiple effects it has on the entire city’s social and economic life.”
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“The Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been informed that the challenge, that has resulted in the taxi strike, will be addressed through the various communication structures and platforms between the parties concerned said chief executive officer, Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dumile Cele.
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