TRANSPORT MINISTER Fikile Mbalula has lashed out at the taxi operators for rejecting government’s R1.135 billion relief package, saying their decision to resort to a shutdown on Monday was rather ‘unfortunate’ and ‘counterproductive’.
The taxi associations said over the weekend that the relief package offered to the industry by government was not enough and described it as a ‘slap in the face’.
Mbalula, however, put his foot down on Sunday, saying that the reality is that government has no more money available to offer the taxi industry.
“We have noted with concern the announcement by the Gauteng Provincial arm of the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) of a shutdown on Monday, as a result of their objection to the Taxi Relief Support we announced on Friday. The reality is that there is no money available beyond what the government has offered,” said Mbalula.
“We find this action rather unfortunate and
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