Santaco strike may go national

CAPE TOWN - The taxi strike in the Western Cape may go national.

Santaco is mulling the possibility depending on the outcome of negotiations.

Operators downed tools to protest what they call unfair treatment by authorities.

It follows the amendment of Cape Town by-laws which saw thousands of taxis being impounded.

READ: Santaco halts taxi operations in the Western Cape

Thousands of commuters have been left stranded.

Santaco in the Western Cape says the decision to embark on a week-long stay away wasn’t easy, but it was necessary.

Its provincial leadership says more than 6,000 mini-bus taxis have been impounded since the beginning of the year.

It's accusing the City of running operations that specifically target the taxi industry.