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T
he ongoing taxi violence in the Brackenfell and surrounding region is currently part of an ongoing arbitration process, says Felicity Purchase, Mayco member for transport in the City of Cape Town. “It is alleged that the shooting (on Old Paarl Road on 14 October) is related to the ongoing violence between the Bellville Taxi Association (Bellta) and Bloekombos/Wallacedene Taxi Association (Bloewata). Once concluded, the process will guide the way forward in terms of how the two taxi associations will operate in future,” says Purchase. In the aforesaid incident, tailing the minibus-taxi, two gunmen opened fire on the taxi driver on the corner of Old Paarl Road and Bill Bezuidenhout Drive (“Taxi driver killed on Old Paarl route”, TygerBurger 23 October). The friction between the taxi associations was sparked in November 2017, when a new operating route was applied for from the eastern regions of the City (Khayelitsha/Nyanga), via Kuils River and Brackenfell to Cape Gate, sidestepping the Bellville connection. The application was denied in Februarie 2018, after the route had already become established. In related attempts to find amicable solutions facing the taxi industry in Cape Town, provincial minister of transport and public works, Bonginkosi Madikizela, in two separate meetings last week, met with the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the City of Cape Town Mayco members JP Smith (safety) and Purchase to discuss is-
sues such as fines, impoundment of taxis and the issuing of operating licenses for illegal taxi operators. “My commitment is to find amicable solutions within the ambit of the law and ensure that people are transported to work safely and improve efficiency in the minibus-taxi industry which contributes massively to our economy,” Madikizela said in a statement. During the meeting it was stressed that taxi owners who continue to drive without operating licences and PDPs will face the might of the law. “Moreover, a workshop between the Department of Transport and Public Works and the City of Cape Town is scheduled for 4 November, to look into illegal operators and the criteria used to issue operating licenses to minibustaxis. “It must be emphasized that this problem is caused by associations who continuously accept new members by charging them joining fees as an incentive to flood the routes and put pressure on government to issue operating licences. “Not all illegal operators will receive operating licences and we don’t want to raise expectations in this regard,” Madikizela said. “I fully understand the important role of the taxi industry and its contribution to our economy. However, the taxi industry just like everyone else must respect the rule of law. “If anyone breaks the law, law enforcement must make sure those responsible are brought to book otherwise we will live in a lawless society. Our responsibility as government is to make sure citizens are transported safely.”
Two gunmen opened fire on a taxi driver on the corner of Old Paarl Road and Bill Bezuidenhout Drive.
Fun on the run Sunette Brink (left) from Durbanville and Ronelle Beresford from Bloubergbeach participated in the fifth Tafelberg Furniture Cape Gate 5km fun run on Saturday 26 October. See more photos on page 14. PHOTO: CARINA ROUX
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