MEC orders Olievenhoutbosch taxi associations to end violence
JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo has warned that the provincial government will not only close the taxi ranks where they are currently operating but will also close all the routes where they operate.
Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure Jacob Mamabolo has given taxi associations in Olievenhoutbosch 12 hours to cease the violence or face six months’ route closure should they continue with their violent clashes.
According to a statement by Gauteng Roads and Transport Department spokesperson Melitah Madiba, Mamabolo has warned that the provincial government will not only close the taxi ranks where they are currently operating but will also close all the routes where they operate.
“We cannot allow these perpetrators to hold our province at ransom and undermine the current process. We have undertaken of appointing a retired judge to lead an inquiry into the taxi violence. We will only meet with their leadership once they have stopped the violence, ” Mamabolo warned.
Madiba said that this follows violent confrontations that have gripped Olievenhoutbosch, putting the lives of commuters and road users at risk over the past two weeks.
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