Johnathan Paoli
The South African National Taxi Council’s application to interdict impoundments by the City of Cape Town has been dismissed in the Western Cape high court on Friday.
This follows on Santaco taking the City of Cape Town to court on Thursday, claiming the continued impounding of taxis occurred on grounds not included in the agreement reached between the two parties earlier.
The court responded on Thursday, giving both Santaco and the City until Friday to facilitate a mutual understanding over agreed conditions for impoundment.
However, the ruling will allow for the continued impoundment of vehicles under the terms of the National Land Transportation Act.
On Thursday, both the Western Cape as well as the City of Cape Town welcomed the application as an opportunity to clarify and make binding the agreed terms negotiated by the task team.
The judgement clearly stipulates that vehicles can only be impounded if
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