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A car driver was attacked on Wednesday morning and several main routes blocked in Gauteng when taxi operators went on strike over pending payments from the Covid-19 relief fund for their industry.
With the hashtag #Taxistrike trending on Twitter, a number of incidents are being reported, with some passengers seen being kicked and forced off buses.
READ MORE: How to avoid trouble during taxi strikes
Blockades are being reported in areas including:
- Van der Hoffweg near Hornsnek
- Mahem / Kirkney in both directions
- Zambesi / Moloto / Cullinan Crossing
- R80 in both directions through Akasia and Rosslyn
- N4 direction PTA from Bronkhorstspruit and Donkerhoek
- Hans Strydom / Solomon Mahlangu and Pretoria road
- Road N1 and Botha
- N1 and R21 from OR Tambo airport
- N1 north by 14de avenue JHB
- N1 and Nasrec
- R21 north to Olofantsfontein road
- N1 north on Beyers Naude road, Randburg
- N4 Daimond Hill plaza in both directions
- PTA / Delmas Pad
- British N4
- R101 Hammanskraal
Also read: Matrices affected by taxi strikes can write at any school, be late – Lesufi
The purpose of the march is to deliver a memorandum of complaints to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and President Cyril Ramaphosa, in light that the taxi association has not received any of the more than 1 billion rand in relief funds. Covid-19 that Mbalula promised. during the confinement in June.
#President
.@CyrilRamaphosa control your people!#SAPS https://t.co/6kzRFOevOS pic.twitter.com/5vaVRL7BpQ– Dr. Loot Gous (@lootgous) November 18, 2020
#TaxiStrike criminals and hooligans hiding behind #TaxiStrike @Abramjee R21 N1 pic.twitter.com/aSjvRnqM6J
– Mr. Retweet (@KIN_EAGLE) November 18, 2020
N1 stopped #TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/ZcTdqI02YO
– Sibahle Mpozie (@ sibz101) November 18, 2020
– Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) November 18, 2020
When these people hit they make sure ???????????? ♀️ there is no taxi at all ???????? ♀️ ???????? ♀️ #TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/jBdg7yGsRi
– ???? sheron_ntombizodwa ???? ???? (@NtabanyanemS) November 18, 2020
#TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/gt7luxkVkV
– Mzansi Petrol Headz (@MzansiPH) November 18, 2020
This is a developing story. More to follow.
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