Transport Minister, Fikile Mbalula, has stressed the importance of unity in the taxi industry - saying violence and conflict among stakeholders must be stopped. Mbalula was speaking at the opening of the National Taxi Lekgotla - which will encourage engagement with taxi stakeholders to debate and discuss how to create a safe and sustainable taxi industry. Mbalula will, over the next few days, lead the discussions in Gauteng. Let’s listen to what the minister had to say…

CLIP-MBALULA

LINK: It’s 2020 and the taxi industry is still giving government a headache. Where should we say the problem lies? Why is the taxi question so difficult to deal with and is unity possible in that industry?

Guest: Siyabulela Fobosi – Senior Researcher at UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights, Nelson Mandela School of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Fort Hare