Taxi bosses smoke peace pipe over contested routes

WARRING taxi associations the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) have pinned their hopes on for peace on an agreement they recently signed over contested routes, which resulted in a conflict that claimed the lives of seven people and left five others were wounded.

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

In a joint statement yesterday, they announced that they had resolved their dispute and committed to maintaining stability in the minibus taxi industry.

The breakthrough follows a dialogue held on June 24, where representatives from both associations signed off on operational resolutions for the contested Mfuleni-Somerset and Khayelitsha-Somerset routes.

Under the agreement, operators from Mfuleni will retain their right to return passengers from Somerset as stipulated in their operating licences.