Pretoria – The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi, has condemned the Nancefield-Dube West Taxi Association (Nanduwe) for blockading Simmonds street in the Johannesburg CBD on Tuesday.
MEC Vadi said the action was “most unfortunate and unwarranted”, given that he and his departmental officials have in recent weeks engaged with the Executive Committee of the association in a bid to resolve the routes dispute with the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association.
MEC Vadi said this kind of lawlessness in the taxi industry will not be tolerated under any circumstances and called on the association to allow due processes to unfold.
“The department remains committed to implementing the mutually agreed to Section 79 hearings, as per the court order, within the specified period and appeals to Nanduwe to respect the agreement reached with the department,” the MEc said. – SAnews.gov.za
