Taxi drivers and associations have been urged to refrain from unruly behaviour and intimidation during a strike in Gauteng on Monday. Taxi owners are unhappy because they say they have not received e-toll exemption permits in time. The provincial Community Safety Department says vehicles found to be obstructing traffic and blocking highways will be impounded and those who break the law arrested. Spokesperson Obed Sibasa says police will monitor all major taxi routes. Members of the public have been advised to use alternative transport. National Taxi Alliance spokesperson Theo Malele says government has stalled on the permit issue. "Eighty percent in Gauteng do not have permits of the 80 % half of them the permits are lying with the board. They are stopped during peak hours and drivers are harassed and the public inconvenience greatly. " Malele says they've written to the Transport Department but haven't received any reply. Dumisani Mpanza who owns six taxis in Johannesburg says he's received numerous text messages and letters from Sanral demanding thousands of rand payments. The businessman says he doesn't understand why he is being billed after the agency exempted taxis and other public transport from paying e-toll fees.
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