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Update on taxi violence and court order affecting Somerset West routes

The Western Cape Mobility Department is gravely concerned about the ongoing violence linked to disputes between CATA and CODETA taxi...

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Western Cape Government calls on CATA and CODETA to urgently resolve mini-bus taxi conflict

The Western Cape Government strongly urges mini-bus taxi associations CATA and CODETA to prioritise their commuters and the industry's...

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Taxi's queueing up at taxi rank

Court grants Western Cape Government interdict to end taxi violence

On 28 August 2025, the Western Cape High Court granted the Western Cape Mobility Department an urgent interdict to implement measures in...

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Western Cape Government supports urgent measures to address recent taxi violence

The ongoing violence between CATA and CODETA, and the collapse of talks between the two taxi groupings, has put commuters and the public at...

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Western Cape Government condemns deadly taxi violence

The Western Cape Government strongly condemns the violence that has unfolded over the past two days in incidents linked to the taxi industry...

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Western Cape Government welcomes move to reform and revitalise national rail system

The Western Cape Government welcomes the announcement by National Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, confirming the completion of...

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Western Cape Government welcomes agreement between CATA and CODETA

The Western Cape Government welcomes the agreement reached by the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Cape Organisation for the...

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Western Cape Government to process applications for metered and e-hailing taxi operating licences in the Metro

The Western Cape Government’s Provincial Regulatory Entity (PRE) will process new applications for operating licences for metered and e...

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Applications open for Metered and E-Hailing Taxi operating licences

Kindly note that limited slots for e-hailing and metered taxi operating licences have opened, as allocated by the City of Cape Town, the...

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Jobseeker Travel Voucher Programme

Western Cape Government launches Phase 2 of Jobseeker Travel Voucher Programme

The Western Cape Government is proud to announce the launch of Phase 2 of the "Getting You to Work" Jobseeker Travel Voucher Programme...

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