Deputy Speaker, the IFP urges the Minister of Transport to urgently intervene in the strike by taxi operators in the Western Cape. Not only is this causing a great deal of inconvenience to commuters, including those employed and scholars, but it is also having alarming consequences through loss of life and limb, which is in part the case at the moment.
Urgent consultation must take place between the hon Minister of Transport, the MEC for Transport in the Western Cape, and the leaders of the taxi associations and chambers of commerce to resolve the situation. Given the current economic climate and the importance of education to the thousands of learners in the Western Cape region, this matter needs to be resolved as a matter of urgency. Thank you.