Western Cape taxi drivers will start their protest again this week, disrupting traffic from major cities such as Cape Town and Bellville.
Several taxi associations have begun the resistance that could be resumed this week for their dissatisfaction with Cape Town’s Traffic Department.
They claim that the Department of Traffic officials are using the taxi drivers as a target and the first wave of protests has started in the western regions of the mother city.
The taxi drivers claim that the traffic officers focus on them and strike at them with “impossibly high fines”.
Since the beginning of October, the taxis with their vehicles have blocked the roads and streets, resulting in total chaos and traffic congestion.
The situation is so bad, motorists have been urged to avoid the N2, both inbound and outbound.
Taxi protest: Here’s what we know
The revolt, led by various taxi associations, is believed to stem from their dissatisfaction with how the city
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