Taxi strike: The only way out of this is negotiation or the Cape will continue to

9 August 2023

ActionSA stands with the people of the Western Cape as they suffer the consequences of the ANC and taxi associations playing politics and inciting violence in that province.

We call on the National Minister of Transport, as well as the Taxi Associations, to respect the rule of law and, where they believe the City of Cape Town’s by-laws exceed the parameters set by National legislation, to approach the courts to have those by-laws reviewed and set aside.

ActionSA calls on the Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town to return to negotiations and to stay at the negotiation table until the conflict is resolved. From local government to the world stage, it is precisely during situations of conflict and violence that negotiation and conflict resolution are most essential.

We note the glaring absence of the President during the disaster that is unfolding in the Western Cape and call on him to come out of hiding, to show leadership and to add his voice to the calls for calm, reason and peace in the Western Cape.

Issued by Herman Mashaba, ActionSA President, 9 August 2023