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Taxis are back on the road again on Friday after a week-long strike marred by violence and intimidation.

The South African National Taxi Council agreed to release a warning notice of any future strike action at least 36 hours in advance

The City of Cape Town welcomes the end of the Santaco taxi strike after eight violent days.

The Western Cape premier said the cost was not only monetary as lives were lost, and education time was missed, with the Western Cape tourism image being affected too.

Joint Media Release: Western Cape Government remains committed to working with taxi leaders Today Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, provincial Minister of Mobility, Ricardo Mackenzie, Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Roberto Quintas, and leaders of the South African National Taxi Council in the Western Cape

At least five people were killed in the weeklong strike, dozens were arrested and infrastructure damaged.

Taxis are back on the road after an eight-day strike, during which five lives were lost and Cape Town was brought to the brink.

Initially SANTACO in the Western Cape said the taxi strike will last until 9 August, however, it has backtracked on that.

Thousands of commuters in Cape Town will remain stranded on Thursday after the South African National Taxi Council decided to continue with its stay- away.

At least five people have been killed in the deadly taxi strike by minibus taxi drivers which began on 3 August 2023 and turned violent.