ActionSA Gauteng rejects Transport MEC Diale-Tlabela’s taxi permit suggestion [SOUND]

# ActionSA in Gauteng has criticised Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela’s suggestion that taxi and e-hailing operators should apply for operating permits before purchasing vehicles. The party says this ill-considered proposal is both impractical and out of touch with the realities faced by operators and commuters alike. ActionSA’s Emma More says operators cannot provide full compliance details, such as vehicle specifications and registration numbers, without first purchasing the vehicles: