WATCH: Blockades, attacks, as the taxi strike brings Gauteng to a halt
Taxi operators opted to block roads on Wednesday morning as they seek outstanding money from the government’s relief efforts for the taxi industry.
Taxi blockades. N1 N/S Soweto – Image: Twitter / @Abramjee
A car driver was attacked on Wednesday morning and several major routes blocked in Gauteng as taxi operators embarked on a strike over outstanding Covid-19 relief fund payments for their industry.
With the hashtag #Taxistrike trending on Twitter a number of incidents are being reported, with some passengers were seen kicked and forced out of the buses.
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Blockades are being reported in areas that include:
- Van der Hoffweg by Hornsnek
- Mahem / Kirkney both directions
- Zambesi / Moloto /Cullinan crossing
- R80 both directions by Akasia and Rosslyn
- N4 direction PTA from Bronkhorstspruit and Donkerhoek
- Hans Strydom/Solomon Mahlangu and Pretoria road
- N1 and Botha road
- N1 and R21 from O.R. Tambo Airport
- N1 north by 14de avenue JHB
- N1 and Nasrec
- R21 north to Olofantsfontein road
- N1 north by Beyers Naude road, Randburg
- N4 Daimond Hill plaza both directions
- PTA / Delmas pad
- N4 Brits
- R101 Hammanskraal
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The aim of the march is to hand over a memorandum of grievances to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and President Cyril Ramaphosa, in light of the taxi association not having received any of the more than R1 billion in Covid-19 relief funds which where promised by Mbalula during lockdown in June.
#President
.@CyrilRamaphosa control your people!#SAPS https://t.co/6kzRFOevOS pic.twitter.com/5vaVRL7BpQ— Dr Loot Gous (@lootgous) November 18, 2020
#TaxiStrike criminals and hooligans hiding behind #TaxiStrike @Abramjee R21 N1 pic.twitter.com/aSjvRnqM6J
— Mr Retweet (@KIN_EAGLE) November 18, 2020
N1 on a stand still #TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/ZcTdqI02YO
— Sibahle Mpozie (@sibz101) November 18, 2020
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) November 18, 2020
This people when they strike they make sure ????????????♀️ no taxi nothing ????????♀️????????♀️ #TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/jBdg7yGsRi
— ????sheron_ntombizodwa???? ???? (@NtabanyanemS) November 18, 2020
#TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/gt7luxkVkV
— Mzansi Petrol Headz (@MzansiPH) November 18, 2020
This is a developing story. More to follow.
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