By: Natasha Archary
It’s business as usual for the taxi industry on Monday, 20 March as SANTACO will not join the National Shutdown.
In a statement released after a meeting with the EFF on Wednesday, 15 March, SANTACO said the taxi industry will not take a destructive trajectory.
“The taxi industry will operate as normal on the day of the National Shutdown and accordingly, SANTACO has informed all provinces of this decision.
Notwithstanding, its decision to not participate in the National Shutdown, SANTACO respects the reasons of the EFF to embark on a national shutdown protest.”
Spokesperson Sifiso Shangase said SANTACO believed the economy has already suffered enough.
“We come from Covid-19, unrest, floods, and all of this has had an impact in our economy. At the time when the country needs all of us to be solution-driven in addressing the economic crisis, we will not take a destructive trajectory.”
— SANTACO (@SA_Taxis) March 16, 2023
Also read: Putco suspends its services on Monday due to National Shutdown



