South Africa: When Will the Taxi Violence End, Asks Cape Town Commuter Desperate to Get to Work

The government must step in and stop the strike, otherwise we will lose our jobs, says store cashier

Unabating taxi violence in Cape Town has forced many workers to stay home and miss work for yet another day. Commuters, bus and taxi drivers all fear for their lives as the conflict between the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Congress for Democratic Taxi Associations (CODETA) fails to resolve itself. The violence is affecting the whole community and the economy.

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