Talks for safer taxis for women yielding no results - activist groups
The Soul City Institute for Social Justice says its objective is to develop a national 'safe taxis charter' to regulate the industry.
JOHANNESBURG - The Soul City Institute for Social Justice and the Soweto Women’s Forum say while talks have been held with the taxi industry, they’ve not amounted to any tangible outcome.
The institute says that its objective is to develop a national "safe taxis charter" to regulate the industry.
#SoulCityInstitute Makutoane: objective is develop national safe taxis charter & regulate taxi industry to make it safer for women esp.KS pic.twitter.com/StlQM58Gcc
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) June 14, 2017
Both organisations are giving an update on plans for dealing with gender-based violence in township areas.
The Soweto Women’s Forum says it is unfortunate that many women don’t know the basic steps in reporting a rape case.
#SoulCityInstitute says it's unfortunate that many women don't know the basic steps of reporting a rape case. KS pic.twitter.com/yIjfrD10hL
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) June 14, 2017
Advocacy Manager Matokgo Makutoane from the Soul City Institute says they’ve had discussions with the South African Taxi Association.
#SoulCityInstitute Makutoane says the South African Taxi Association accepts there are challenges in industry in dealing with women abuse.KS
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) June 14, 2017
Makutoane says some of the suggestions given by women to deal with gender-based violence include camera surveillance of taxis, creating an app and having taxis owned strictly by women.
(Edited by Zinhle Nkosi)
