He declared Delft a “high-risk area” for taxi violence this week, saying the situation has deteriorated to the point where the safety of passengers, operators and the public could no longer be guaranteed.
Delft was established as one of the apartheid system’s only mixed-race suburbs in 1989 and has since then become one of Cape Town’s fastest-growing residential areas, with several formal housing developments being built there.
According to Madikizela, the conflict was exacerbated by the introduction of the unregistered Delft Unity Taxi Association. “These two organisations were expected to coexist and respect the operating rights. This unfortunately did not happen,” he said. The office of the registrar received various reports of violations of codes of conduct and a general disregard for the rule of law by members of both associations.
Included among the arsenal of actions Madikizela said he intended to take at his discretion were the following:
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