President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa’s government has deployed members of the South Africa National Defense Force to remove striking taxi drivers from the streets.
VIDEO: Soldiers and SAPS ordering protesting taxi operators to open the road in 5 minutes #Taxistrike #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/AOWMyCXIE5
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) June 22, 2020
Soldiers descended on the streets of Pretoria on Monday morning accompanied by the South Africa Police Services.
The taxi owners are demonding R20 000 Taxi Relief Fund instead of the R5 000 promised by Minsiter ofd Transport Fikile Mbalula.
VIDEO : Police have fired rubber bullets at protesting taxi operators #sabcnews #Taxistrike pic.twitter.com/HxaH4Laysi
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) June 22, 2020
Economic freedom Fighters leader Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has condemned the deployment of the army saying there was no ground for such a move to be made
VIDEO: Police and soldiers chasing away taxi operators in Soshanguve after protesting taxi drivers blockaded the roads with burning Tyres and rocks #sabcnews #Taxistrike pic.twitter.com/kANJVDqFil
— Tshepiso Moche (@tshepimoche) June 22, 2020
We can’t celebrate the army being deployed on civilian protesters! There are absolutely no grounds whatsoever for the army to be dispersing the #Taxistrike. It is an abuse of power, whether you agree with the protest or not.” Ndlozi posted on Twitter>chaosafrica
