The commission of inquiry into taxi violence in Gauteng resumed on Thursday, with Roads and Transport MEC, Jacob Mamabolo taking the stand. The provincial government appointed Judge Jeremiah Shongwe to lead the inquiry, following a taxi summit in July.
The infighting in the taxi industry can be a deadly affair and even authorities are shaking in their boots.
Mamabolo says the violence is often over rights to lucrative taxi routes. The MEC believes the ultimate solution to the industry’s problems is to regulate it, which is something government has struggled with for years.
The commission is set to see those intimately involved in the taxi industry present evidence but, will it save lives?
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This season of Real Housewives of Joburg hasn’t been the same on screens; but off screens it has been heated. We just found out that two of the show’s biggest stars are threatening to sue one another and we are extremely worried as to what this could mean for the future of the show.
Okay, that’s a lot to take in so let’s back track a little. Brinnette Seopela is livid at her co-star, Lethabo Mathatho, who she claims “defamed” her at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards. Read more
Source: eNCA
