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Two Cape Town taxi groups pledge to end violence

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The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) made the pledge after an urgent meeting on Monday. Three people died and eight were injured in taxi-related violence last week.

The meeting included the Western Cape Department of Mobility, the City of Cape Town and both associations. The South African National Taxi Council Western Cape attended as an observer. CATA and Codeta also agreed to a process, run by an independent facilitator, to deal with the root causes of the violence.

Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku said the violence must stop and that this is not open to negotiation. Besuthu Ndungane, the Santaco Western Cape provincial chairperson, said in a statement that commitments alone are not enough. He said the real test is what happens next.

The violence affected areas including Delft, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Gugulethu, Nyanga, Wynberg and Langa. A follow-up meeting with the Western Cape government is set for next Tuesday.

Key facts

Who
Isaac Sileku (Western Cape Mobility MEC); Besuthu Ndungane (Santaco Western Cape provincial chairperson); Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (taxi association that pledged to end violence); Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (taxi association that pledged to end violence)
What
After an urgent stakeholder meeting on Monday involving the Western Cape Department of Mobility, the City of Cape Town and both taxi associations, CATA and Codeta committed to end the violence and to an independently facilitated process addressing root causes. A follow-up meeting with the Western Cape government is scheduled for next Tuesday.
When
2 November 2026
Where
Cape Town, Delft, Khayelitsha
Status
Reported

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