Come clean on strike

IT IS sad when political parties, the city council and trade unions are very simply in cohorts, in this case the taxi strike in Cape Town.

One can only imagine the economic impact when rands and cents are penned.

In essence, let “someone” with all due respect tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth as to why we have a taxi strike.

Political parties, the city council and others like taxi organisations are in hiding, Minister of Transport Joe Maswanganyi and MEC of Transport and Public Works Donald Grant are in hiding. No public statements are made from these offices as they take refuge and opt for the blame game.

A local radio station makes the effort and gets one side of the story, yet apparently that is part of a bigger story from another author. So will someone stand up and give the real truthful story rather than mislead the very communities that must deal with the consequences of their actions.

At the end of the day the police, which are already stretched, end up with the aftermath. How disgusting.

Let the DA MEC, the minister of transport, taxi role players and others have an open debate.

The public should decide for themselves as to what is really the cause and what remedies are available.

This, rather than the always confrontational responses when debate should be the order of the day.

We are a sick society to always resort to “violence” instead of engaging in debates to find solutions in the interests of the broader community.

Is it once again a simple analysis of a “follow the money” scenario or do we have real issues to resolve? Lindsay Muller Plumstead