Minister Patricia de Lille welcomes end of taxi strike in Cape Town
11 August 2023
On behalf of the tourism sector, I wish to express our collective relief that the taxi strike in Cape Town has been called off.
We welcome the developments that SANTACO and the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town officials have reached an agreement and hope that all parties do all they can to implement the agreement peacefully with no further disruptions, damage to infrastructure and attacks on people.
The taxi strike has dealt a heavy blow to many industries and has severely impacted the lives of residents in Cape Town with children not being able to get to school, people not being able to get to places of work or access other essential services like hospitals and clinics.
Visitors to South Africa have also been impacted by the strike and the violence which affected residents and visitors is strongly condemned.