THE South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) and government have reached an agreement to put the planned taxi industry strike on hold, says Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi. The taxi strike was scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

Minister Maswanganyi on Sunday announced that the strike was put on hold to allow for further engagement on issues that SANTACO brought to the attention of government.

In a joint briefing with SANTACO Maswanganyi said both government and SANTACO agreed to work together to confront the challenges that the taxi industry continues to experience on a daily basis, as  articulated in the meeting which the Ministry of Transport had with SANTACO on Friday.

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“The meeting was held as part of the commitment we made as government that we will meet with the transport industry role players, including the taxi industry, the rail sector as well as bus operators to discuss the transformation of this important economic industry, which is the cornerstone of economic development,” said the Minister.

The parties agreed to address issues relating to the taxi subsidy, operating licences and access to finance.

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