Taxi strike: Operators in Ugu await MEC’s proposed resolutions
The South African National Taxi Council in KZN says it is waiting for the Transport MEC to table proposed resolutions before making any concrete decisions on taxi operations in Ugu.
Taxi and bus operators downed tools on Monday, with the work stoppage leaving commuters on the south coast stranded and affecting roads.
On Tuesday, the strike continued with the N2 from Harding to Port Shepstone being a no-go zone.
Motorists were warned to avoid the route, which had been blocked off by taxis and trucks.
That same day, protesters torched a car at Murchison, with police later firing rubber bullets to disperse them.
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The protest is over the impounding of around 30 minibuses under the law enforcement drive - Operation Shanela.
MEC Siboniso Duma met with taxi bosses in Port Shepstone on Tuesday.
SANTACO's secretary in Ugu, Richard Mchunu, says the MEC promised to contact them in three weeks.
"The MEC went with his bag full of concerns and understanding on the side of the leadership of Ugu and the province as well as the police of the Ugu region.
"He will give us a date to sit down and negotiate and he will come back to us and say what the resolutions are."
Normal taxi operations resumed in Ugu on Wednesday.
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