No more fines for Durban taxi drivers

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Durban - Durban metro police have been instructed not to fine or stop taxi drivers after last week's violent strike, The Mercury reported on Tuesday.

The paper spoke to five officers on condition of anonymity, who said the instruction came from police deputy head Steve Middleton and metro police head Eugene Nzama on Monday morning via their two-way radios.

On Thursday, Durban taxi drivers protested, claiming the metro police were targeting them when issuing traffic fines.

About 60 taxi drivers were arrested for public violence. Forty-six appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday and were released on R1 500 bail each. The rest were released without being charged.

The Mercury reported that on Sunday KwaZulu-Natal Transport Alliance chairperson Eugene Hadebe threatened that taxi owners would "deal with" any metro officers seen "harassing" taxi drivers.

Metro police spokesperson Eugene Msomi denied that officers were instructed to go easy on taxi drivers, but told The Mercury that officers had been advised to exercise caution.

The eThekwini municipality is owed R1.3bn in unpaid fines from taxi drivers and other motorists.

- SAPA
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http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/No-more-fines-for-Durban-taxi-drivers-20120522
 
buy a mini bus and pretend. The decision makers are wrecking our country, we gong to reach the point of fail state unless the DA take over. fact.
 
The eThekwini municipality is owed R1.3bn in unpaid fines from taxi drivers and other motorists.
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lol. What a joke.

How about they make an actual effort to collect all the money due & then we can scrap the eTolling plans. If a single municipality is owed 1.3bn, then the lot of them shouldn't be that far off from 20bn.
 
I refuse to stop anymore for the Popo if this is the way that Taxi's are getting treated. Cops are supposed to be ruthless and now they're running with their tails between their legs. :mad:
 
You've got to chuckle at their list of demands during the strike last week:

1. All traffic tickets issued in Zulu
2. Cancellation of all present warrants
3. No traffic enforcement during morning and afternoon peak hours
4. No Indians or whites should write tickets (because taxi drivers do not speak English)
5. Taxis should only be towed if there's a towing warning sign
6. Taxis must be allowed to pick up and drop off passengers anywhere
 
Just goes to show you, Govt needs to get public transit working ASAP. It would cost them billions but to put so many taxi drivers out of business would be so worth it. :)
 
Who the fuck do these fucking piece of shit taxi drivers think they are????

Mother of fuck, fuck these cunts. They are not above the law!

I wish I had a tank and would drive these arseholes off the road.

It's shit like this that keeps racism rife in South Africa.
 
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