WATCH: Blockades, attacks, as the taxi strike brings Gauteng to a halt

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.

This is a developing story. More to follow.

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