Santaco dismisses social media transport claims [SOUND]

# The South African National Taxi Council has denied claims that it allegedly instructed people not to use private vehicles or carry their families, labelling the reports false and misleading. This comes after pictures and videos emerged on social media alleging that Santaco members harassed motorists and prevented them from having more than one passenger in their cars. Santaco’s spokesperson, Mmatshikhidi Rebecca Phala, says like all other paid-for transport services, taxi operations are voluntary and remain a choice available to commuters: