Mamabolo tells taxi association to abide by the laws
He said this is part of an effort to avoid the tension at the Bosman rank exploding into violence.
Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo have instructed three minibus taxi associations operating at the Bosman station taxi rank to abide by the law.
He said the intimidations, which have resulted in some operators being barred from the rank, should be stopped.
Mamabolo said there has been simmering tension between the Pretoria Mabopane Pietersburg Taxi Association (PMTA), the Pretoria Long Distance Taxi Association (PLDTA) and the Great North Taxi Association (Grenta), all of whom operate the route from the CBD to Polokwane.
Mamabolo said this has prompted him to bring all these organisations into negotiations.
He said this is part of an effort to avoid the tension at the Bosman rank exploding into violence.
“I have met with the associations and made it very clear that violence has no place in the taxi industry. As the provincial government we will spare no effort in ensuring that violence becomes a thing of the past in Gauteng,” said Mamabolo.
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Mamabolo also instructed the associations to implement the findings of a 2009 arbitration process that instructed all parties to “operate the Bosman to and from Polokwane route on an equal basis”.
“This is while the office of the Gauteng Transport Registrar consults with the associations to find a workable solution. I have asked Grenta, the PLDTA and the PMPTA to allow the department three months to re-evaluate the matter and come up with a new proposal that will resolve their issues once and for all.”
The North Gauteng High Court recently ratified an agreement between Gauteng’s major taxi structures, the Gauteng National Taxi Alliance (GNTA) and the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco-Gauteng), giving the MEC powers to dissolve taxi associations involved in acts of violence.
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