Roads blocked due to taxi violence
Commuters in Hammanskraal are advised to make alternative transport arrangements after taxi operations were disrupted.
Traffic was disrupted in Hammanskraal when taxi violence erupted in the area on Tuesday morning.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said almost all major roads around Hammanskraal were blocked by taxi operators.
They obstructed roads with their mini-bus taxis, preventing motorists from driving through the area.
Commuters in Hammanskraal were advised to make alternative transport arrangements.
Metro police spokesman Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba said all roads had been opened by the afternoon, but no taxis were leaving Hammanskraal.
Taxi operators were apparently fighting over routes.
“No injuries or arrests were reported,” said Mahamba.
The metro police would continue to keep watch.
Dlamini said taxis affiliated to Hammanskraal Taxi Association decided to block routes and prevent taxis coming in and out of Hammanskraal.
Taxi drivers blocked the roads over specific routes.
Dlamini urged taxi operators in the area to resolve their differences peacefully.
“Violence will never solve problems, it only ignites more violence. We call for an end to violence in the taxi industry,” he said.
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