Kingdom Mabuza reports that major taxi routes in and around Johannesburg are expected to shut down on Monday as the National Taxi Alliance embarks on a protest that will leave thousands of commuters stranded. Alliance spokesman Theo Malele said the government's failure to issue operating licences to taxi drivers in a timely fashion rendered them prey to e-tolls. "Sanral and the government claim that we are exempt from paying e-tolls and yet they know that almost 80% of taxis do not have operating licences. The government's refusal to issue operating licences means it is rendering our operations illegal on the roads," Malele said. He added: "From Monday, we are going to take over the highways and drive past the e-tolls without paying." But the South African National Taxi Organisation has refused to join the protest, stating that, while there were problems with permits, it believed they would soon be resolved.
- This report is at Times Live
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