SAFTU says Cape Town taxi associations must resolve issues through dialogue [SOUND]

# Union federation SAFTU says the absence of regulation and accountability in the taxi industry has fostered a culture of hostility and lawlessness. Clashes over lucrative and disputed routes in areas like Delft, Mfuleni, Khayelitsha, Epping, Langa, and Gugulethu in Cape Town claimed at least 12 lives last week. Minibus taxi associations CATA and CODETA have pledged to end the deadly wave of violence. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says the associations must resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiations: