Fire talks to avert taxi strikes

Discussions over grievances

“These things could have been resolved a long time ago and this (the protests) could have been avoided,” he said.

Mnisi said he could not preempt what was going to be discussed at the meeting.

“The minister (Maswanganyi) is going there with an open mind, knowing very well whatever issues the industry has raised before, we have tried to intervene and address. The minister and the industry, together with provinces, meet from time to time. It’s not the first, and I presume not the last,” he said.

Mnisi said the issue of operating licences had been raised several times by the taxi industry but in terms of the National Land Transport Act that was a competency that lay with the provinces and municipalities.

“We can listen to the issues