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Taxi operators in Philippi East have stopped transporting residents into the area after 16:00. The decision was taken late last year after numerous incidents of drivers being robbed and mugged. | GroundUp_News

"Community members and safety forums in Philippi must stand up and demand more police visibility. It is not our duty as taxi associations to ensure public safety," says Nkululeko Sityebi, the public relations officer of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association .

Makhosandile Tumana, the spokesperson for the South African National Taxi Council , says their drivers are also no longer going into the area because of the high probability of something happening to their members. In response to our questions about policing and the crime rate in Philippi, Captain Frederick van Wyk, of the Western Cape provincial media centre, said they could not disclose policing tactics, but added they were working with local community groups.

Another resident, who asked that their name be withheld, said the decision by taxi drivers was costing her more than she could afford to pay for transport each month.

 

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GroundUp_News Taxi drivers robbed and mugged….welcome to South Africa……this is what we deal with every day.

GroundUp_News How must the people get home after work? Do something. Not many clock off at 2pm or 3pm 😡

GroundUp_News Cape Town is a jungle i tell you !

GroundUp_News Do we have police officers in this country?

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