Police, Army Raid Taxi Rank
October 07 2009
Commuters were left without transport as police and the army raided the Bree Street taxi rank in Newtown, Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Heavily armed officers from the SA Police Service, the SA National Defence Force and the Gauteng traffic police blockaded roads in and out of the taxi rank checking for unroadworthy vehicles and unlicensed taxi operators.
"This operation will be conducted as part of public transport month. We are discouraging the use of public transport that endangers people's lives," said department of community safety spokesman Sizwe Matshikiza.
This follows a directive issued by community safety MEC Khabisi Mosunkutu that the department should clamp down on public transport that endangers the lives of commuters.
"There will be a series of these operations throughout the month, some of which we will not announce."
Vehicles that were not compliant would be impounded, said Matshikiza. - Sapa
Source; iol.co.za
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