PHOTOS: Six taxis have been impounded
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Six taxis have been impounded on Wednesday morning amid the temporary route closures between Khayelitsha, Mfuleni and Somerset West. The City of Cape Town’s Safety and Security Directorate has also established a Joint Operations Centre (JOC). This will monitor taxi routes in Somerset West and surrounds. Six taxis have been impounded The City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies along with the Provincial Traffic Services Department effected the impoundments amid the monitoring
The trade union federation, COSATU, said it is deeply disappointed with the decision to shut down certain taxi routes in Cape Town. This is because 10 routes linking Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Lwandle, Nomzamo and Somerset West were closed for a period of 30 days on Wednesday morning, in a bid to quell ongoing violence in the taxi industry. ALSO READ: Golden Arrow adds buses amid taxi route closures He said the decision
A group of Overcome Heights residents took their plight on gun and gang violence to Parliament, by chaining themselves to the gates of the building. The protest on Tuesday, led mainly by mothers, sought to highlight the desperate circumstances in Muizenberg informal settlement. The group chained themselves to the gate, saying they are fed up with handing over petitions which they believe are being ignored. IMAGE: Supplied Among
The Western Cape Government has affirmed that, from Wednesday, 17 September 2025, several mini-bus taxi routes in the Cape Town metro will be closed for a period of 30 days in response to ongoing violence in the industry. This, despite last-minute calls on the Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku, to revise his decision. Cosatu in the Western Cape strongly condemned the decision, echoing the view of taxi organisations that it will severely disrupt the
Police have confirmed that a three-year-old girl, Jermica Andrews, who went missing last week with 17-year-old Zoe Joshua from Elsies River, was found safe and unharmed in Kleinvlei on Tuesday morning, 16 September and has since been reunited with her family. However, the search for Zoe continues. According to police, Zoe left home on Thursday, 11 September, taking Jermica with her without informing anyone. It is not known why or how
