Premier Alan Winde: Ongoing taxi violence in Cape Town
20 July 2021
The ongoing taxi violence in the City of Cape Town has continued today despite every effort by both the national and provincial governments to find a lasting resolution to the dispute over contested routes.
This violence is not only costing lives, but also livelihoods, as people battle to get safely to work, as some operations come to a stand-still. While this is not happening along all routes, it is having a severe impact on many residents.
It is simply unacceptable that a dispute over routes is now undermining the well-being and safety of our residents, and we will not allow this violence to continue.
The Provincial Joint Operations Centre has been activated to specifically address this violence, so as to ensure a collective security response from the SAPS and all other law enforcement partners in the province.