Western Cape drivers hit with R5m in traffic fines over just one week
Western Cape authorities issued 6 081 traffic fines worth around R5 million between 22 and 27 March.
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Western Cape authorities issued 6 081 traffic fines worth around R5 million between 22 and 27 March.
The Western Cape government has warned of route closures and the suspension of operating licences should the violence continue
This follows violence that coincided with a march in Cape Town's CBD on Thursday and a disruptive slow-moving convoy on the highway.
Certain taxi routes and ranks in Nyanga could be closed down and operating licences suspended if the violence between rival associations continues, the Western Cape transport MEC warned on Friday.
The demonstration, organised by two taxi associations, Codeta and Cata, blocked several arterial roads into the city’s central business district on Thursday morning