The MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, joined by girls within the taxi business, led a prayer session and addressed the growing taxi violence and killings in Dube, Soweto on April 10.
With the current killing of a taxi driver in Diepkloof, this prayer session is crucial in combating the rising taxi violence.
The MEC led a march by girls within the taxi business whose husbands had been killed and group members who need an finish to this at Uncle Toms Corridor.
Diale-Tlabela raised a shutdown of taxi ranks within the province the place there are killings. She stated that because the starting of the 12 months, 59 individuals have been killed and nobody arrested or held accountable. Girls within the taxi business additionally raised issues about not feeling secure within the business that brings bread to their tables.
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“Our settlement because the division is to shut the taxi ranks for six months. We can’t play with individuals’s lives as a result of not solely are they killed, but in addition harmless residents.”
She added it was clear the killings and shootings aren’t for routes solely as a result of there are steady conferences held to deal with the battle, nevertheless, they don’t elevate their issues there however resort to those killings.
Neighborhood member Lorcia Ngwyena stated, “The taxi violence impacts us and as a group as a result of this leaves individuals as widows and youngsters resorting to medicine.”
She stated in the long run she solely hopes for peace on this unruly world. Diale-Tlabane added they are going to maintain provincial prayers within the hope of intervening and stopping these grotesque killings.
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