Chikunga calls for immediate release of impounded taxis
Updated | By Lauren Beukes
Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has labelled the City of Cape Town arrogant amid the ongoing taxi strike.

The action by operators is believed to have been sparked by the impounding of minibuses by the city.
"We call on the city to immediately release, without any conditions, all vehicles impounded based on the National Road Traffic Act and leave those that are impounded on the basis of the National Land, Transport Act of 2009."
Chikunga travelled to Cape Town with the strike on its sixth day.
She says the city is making up its own laws.
"They are actually impounding vehicles, not in terms of the law. They have some regulations and laws that they are creating on things that they are already legislated, and you can't do that.
"Because that means we can at any time decide to take away or to use whatever we like, even on human rights. That is the problem that we have in the Western Cape."
Chigunga claims Safety MMC JP Smith has refused to participate in ongoing talks to end the strike.
"JP Smith, you are not the law, you are simply an MMC, and if everybody in the Western Cape is afraid of you, we are not afraid of him. He must apply the law as law. If they are afraid of him, we will tell him where to get off and ensure that he applies the law as it is. He is not God."
The minister said if the City of Cape Town is unwilling to budge, the national government has a Plan B in place.

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