Innholdsfortegnelse for 2023-08-11 i Daily Voice

THE Western Cape taxi strike is over. Last night the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) announced an immediate cessation of an eight-day stayaway that brought the province to a standstill and resulted in the deaths of at least five people. Santaco provincial chairperson Mandla Hermanus apologised to the families of those who lost their lives in the unrest. Santaco said after meeting with the City of Cape Town and the provincial government yesterday, it had reached an agreement that over the coming two weeks, all parties would work towards the release of “wrongly” impounded taxis. After a three-hour meeting with Santaco, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said “reasonable offers” had been put on the table but that the ball was now in Santaco’s court. In a statement, Hermanus said: “It is…

Relatives Speaking to the Daily Voice this week, relatives say they had been informed that witnesses were too bang to speak to police. “It’s been two months now and the police have tried but the people are too scared to talk. We were also told that there is camera footage but everyone is so scared of these guys [the killers] that they won’t even give footage,” said a family member who asked not to be named. “As the families, we don’t blame them for being scared, but there is not a day that goes by that we don’t ask why. Everyone knew they were not gang members and we are still so hartseer that they died this way. All we want is answers and justice for them.” Police spokesperson Wesley…