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Hundreds of taxi commuters in the province will have to seek alternative transport as the stay-away by drivers continues this morning.

The Khayelitsha Development Forum says the Western Cape government is partly to blame for the commuter hell of the past two days.

Departure delays, winding queues at the boarding gate and a lack of security checks were the order of the day at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday.

The second day of the shutdown of taxi services in the Western Cape was far more peaceful than day one, with no incidents reported by either the City of Cape Town or bus companies.

About 100 Western Cape matric students sat for Sepedi and Sesotho papers on Tuesday amid a taxi strike.

Thousands of taxi commuters are expected to be affected by a major two-day taxi strike which starts on Monday.

Golden Arrow Bus Services Spokesperson, Bronwen Dyker-Beyer, confirmed one of their buses had been torched in Khayelitsha.

A bus was allegedly hijacked with passengers inside while other buses were set alight during a taxi strike in Western Cape.

As alternative means of public transport like buses burn because of a violent taxi strike in parts of the Mother City on Monday, the City of Cape Town has warned that it will impound taxis.

Western Cape commuters left stranded after a two-day taxi strike started over a decision to end the Blue Dot taxi pilot project.