WC Mobility Department confirms talks to end Cape Town taxi-related violence resume

CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape Mobility Department has confirmed with Eyewitness News that talks to end the taxi-related violence in Cape Town have resumed.

However, the department did not go into details about who exactly is meeting today and where.

This comes after an off-duty policeman and taxi owner affiliated with Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) was shot dead in Lwandle on Thursday.

Talks between CATA and rival association Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) deadlocked last week after operational disputes over the Khayelitsha to Somerset West route.

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The department had issued a stern warning to both CATA and CODETA that tough action would be taken if they didn't resolve their issues peacefully.

MEC Isaac Sileku had indicated that the department might be forced to suspend operations on the disputed route if the violence persists.

Taxi operators may also lose their operating licences if the fighting doesn't stop.

The department has confirmed with Eyewitness News that a way forward will be communicated once today's meetings are wrapped up.