THIS IS TAXING

JP Smith concerned that enforcing taxi shutdown is draining City resources

- BY VOICE REPORTER

CRIME fighters in Cape Town have their hands full in the Mother City.

With gang violence plaguing the city on one side, Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku also announced last Friday that key taxi routes would be shut down for 30 days because of ongoing taxi violence.

Naturally, that requires manpower to enforce.

The closures follow six deaths linked to violent clashes last month between rival associations, the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) and the Congress Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta).