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Taxis at a rank
Some private scholar transport operators in Mahikeng in the North West have suspended operations.
The operators who use seven-seater vehicles say the provincial Transport Department is confiscating their vehicles due to a lack of relevant permits.
They are calling on the department to instead assist them to obtain the Professional Driving Permits.
The operators’ representative Ofentse Mokhuane says, “We want the attention for the department to adhere to our concern, to say, like guys, speak to us today, therefore we can resolve this issue because now we are losing money. At the end of the day, we’re gonna lose our cars. We are trying to get maybe atleast a permit. We want to adhere, or we want to speak to the MEC to say, please, we are not fighting with any department. We just want to work and we want to work in peace.”
Video | Scholar Transport | Learners stranded as operators protest over permits in Mahikeng:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CncK4XqLMX0
Some parents say private scholar transport operators’ suspension of services has affected them and their children.
They are calling on the department to instead assist them to obtain the Professional Driving Permits.
Thapelo Mocumi is one of the affected parents. “You have to go to work and also take your children to school. There is traffic, and it will affect us greatly when there is no transport.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ1IG6oo4-E
