BLOOD FEUD

Cape government vows to take action against rivals Cata and Codeta

- BY MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

THE Western Cape government is taking action against rival taxi groups after more bloodshed on the Mother City's roads.

The Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) have confirmed that they are now in conflict over the Khayelitsha-Somerset West route.

The two associations met on Tuesday to try to resolve the dispute which has caused the death of nine people in the past week and has commuters scared for their lives.

But the talks failed.

The Western Cape Mobility Department confirmed that the Somerset West taxi rank has been closed by the South African Police Service (SAPS) to prevent further violence.