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Mobility MEC Daylin Mitchell said the deployment was part of the festive season road safety plan.

Western Cape Mobility MEC Daylin Mitchell closed the route in July 2021 following the loss of lives and several incidents of violent conflict between members of rival associations over control of the route.

The contentious B97 minibus-taxi route between Bellville and Paarl, which was closed for nearly 18 months after a violent taxi dispute left at least 83 people dead, has been reopened.

The Western Cape government has vowed to put measures in place to protect commuters on long-haul buses this festive season.

Over the weekend, a bus along Jakes Gerwel Drive came under gunfire and the driver was shot and wounded.

A bus driver was wounded in a shooting on the N2 in Cape Town over the weekend during ongoing violence targeted at the long-haul coach industry.

An Intercape bus driver was shot on Sunday in Cape Town in yet another attack on the long-distance passenger transport company.

The South African Police Service recently announced a shortage of special vials used to test drinking and driving.

Operations are expected to resume on Wednesday after striking taxi operators caused mayhem on the roads in the Western Cape and left thousands of commuters stranded.

Santaco takes no responsibility for the spate of criminal activity during its crippling two-day strike.