Nanduwe taxi association
Soweto taxi routes finally re-opened
The taxi ranks were shut down in March following violence between the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association and the Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association over...
Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi shut down six disputed routes by two rival taxi associations.
Gauteng Transport MEC Ismail Vadi warned the Nanduwe and WATA to end their fighting after several reported murders.
Transport MEC Ismail Vadi had suspended the routes due to violence in which around twenty taxi drivers were killed.
The Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association & Witwatersrand Taxi Association have been at loggerheads for over six months, resulting in the murder of 20 members.
Vadi says his department has been meeting with two taxi associations but it seems Nanduwe could not agree with the department on the way forward.
Earlier this month, Gauteng Transport MEC Ishmael Vadi suspended several routes in Soweto in a bid to stop the violence between the Wata and Nanduwe associations.
One taxi boss says one day is already too long as this means too many people will not have food on their tables.
The Gauteng Transport Department also suspended some routes used by the Wata and Nanduwe taxi associations for the next month due to ongoing clashes.
The taxi association is considering appealing a judgment ordering its drivers to withdraw their taxis from the Dube route.
The MEC says in the past few months the violence between rival associations Nanduwe and Wata has put commuters at risk.
Gauteng Transport MEC Ishmael Vadi says he won’t hesitate to shut down any taxi routes across the province that are marred by violence.
It's understood Nanduwe was given rights to operate on routes that WATA claims it has been working on since 1972.
It's understood Nanduwe was given rights to operate on routes that the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association claims its controlled since 1972.