Gauteng MEC for Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure, Jacob Mamabolo, has called on the minibus taxi industry operators to make use of the recently established Gauteng Public Transport Arbitration Office to resolve any disputes they may have.

Headed by retired Judge Jeremiah Shongwe, the Arbitration Office was established to serve as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism within the public transport industry in the province.

“The Gauteng Provincial Government has established a platform for minibus taxi industry operators to resolve their disputes through the arbitration office. With its establishment, there is no more basis for violence, disruptions, and instability that negatively affect movement and the lives of commuters. This is in line with the recommendations of Commission of Inquiry into Taxi Violence and our smart mobility vision of modernising the minibus taxi industry through peaceful resolution of disputes.