TO:         ALL MEDIA

ATTENTION:       NEWS EDITORS
DATE:    TUESDAY 27 TH OCTOBER 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
31 TAXIS IMPOUNDED

The Gauteng Traffic Police today impounded 31 taxis operating without  documents, no permits nor even in possession of receipts as proof that they have applied for operating licenses.  Two taxi ranks were inspected, Faraday and Noord.

The operation that took place at Noord and Faraday taxi ranks in central Johannesburg, is part of transport month under the theme ‘safety in public transport facilities, state of readiness for 2010'.  More arrests are expected as operations are continuing.

MEC for Gauteng Community Safety, Khabisi Mosunkutu urge operators to ensure compliance with Gauteng Public Passenger Road Transport Act, as failure to do, puts lives of many commuters at risk as majority of our people rely on public transport.  MEC also  urged Gauteng Traffic Police and all law enforcement agencies to act decisively on all operators who do not comply in order to ensure that Gauteng roads are safer.

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For Issued by Gauteng Department of Community Safety, Media contact person: Sizwe Matshikiza at (011) 689 3633 or 071 851 2369

For media releases, speeches and news visit the departmental  Website at www.gautsafety.gov.za