'Not in our name' - Taxi associations in motorcade through Tshwane to condemn xenophobic attacks
17 September 2019
Different taxi associations led a motorcade through Tshwane on Tuesday, as a demonstration against xenophobia and to clear their names in the violence that broke out in the capital city last month.
The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) were part of the motorcade, which drove through Tshwane’s CBD to different taxi tanks.
A small group of representatives walked in front of the motorcade, holding up placards speaking out against xenophobia, lawlessness, drug dealing and other issues that affect South Africa.
"Today’s motorcade is all about clearing our name as the taxi industry. You will remember, in the past few weeks, there was a situation in the city where there was looting, there were stints of xenophobia, and all of that," Santaco spokesperson Mack Makata told News24.