Taxi strike brings Vereeniging to a standstill

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Police spokesperson Capt Fikile Funda said all the entrances and exits in Vereeniging had been blocked.

"They [taxi operators] have used trucks to block the road. Apparently they have stopped trucks passing and asked to block all the exits and entrances.

He said the disgruntled taxi operations refused to be addressed by the police."Furthermore they are not saying anything to us‚" he said.Funda said"maximum" forces had been deployed on the ground.

 

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