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:
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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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