Punitive costs have been awarded against the minister, as Intercape’s CEO says: ‘There is frustration and concern from both the citizenry and business over these ongoing failures on the part of the state.’
The violence and intimidation against long-haul bus operator Intercape was a deliberate stratagem of extortion by the taxi industry, Intercape’s lawyers argue. Intercape has resorted to the Makhanda high court in desperation after being subjected to what it termed intolerable and unprecedented acts of intimidation and violence at the hands of the taxi industry, with the Eastern Cape forming the “epicentre” of hostilities.
Axed transport and community safety MEC Weziwe Tikana-Gxothiwe has finally broken her silence on the much-publicised war between her and premier Oscar Mabuyane, admitting that they “differed in opinion”.