The Western Cape Department of Transportation has said it fully supports the decision of the Municipality of George to ban members of the Disadvantaged Taxi Association from operating in the town of Garden Route.
Cape Town’s High Court has granted the municipality a ban on banning the CODETA affiliate from operating at the local taxi rank as well as on all routes.
Part of Judge John Hlophe’s order is that the association “remove and refrain from displaying all kinds of advertisements indicating that they operate public road transport until they obtain valid permits…”#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/gchxoTPx7G
– Sphiwe Hobasi (@MrCow_man) January 12, 2022
The underprivileged taxi association has since complied with the order and ceased all activities pending an appeal. It has been operating without a license since 2019, Western Cape Transport spokesperson Jandre Bakker.
“This group has submitted various memoranda to the Municipality of George demanding operating licenses and seeking recognition as a legitimate taxi association without following due process. The processes of applying for recognition as a legitimate taxi association and applying for a business license have been explained to this group on numerous occasions. However, this group continues to use tactics such as protests to try to force the government to accede to its demands regardless of process, procedure and applicable public transport laws. “
Members of the Disadvantaged Taxi Association, affiliated with CODETA, have suspended operations in George pursuant to a court ban. The Municipality of George approached the High Court in Cape Town to ban the association from operating at the local taxi rank #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/3Wjj3Yf2RV
– Sphiwe Hobasi (@MrCow_man) January 12, 2022
-Report by Sphiwe Hobasi
