Western Cape authorities meet to resolve Santaco strike

CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town and Santaco are meeting in an attempt to resolve the ongoing strike.

Taxi operators are upset over the impounding of minibus taxis.

The week-long stay away has caused chaos and major disruptions in the Western Cape.

Western Cape Education says it kept nearly 300,000 pupils out of school on Friday.

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The Health Department says an ambulance was torched and health facilities targeted.

Commuters have been scrambling for alternative transport, leaving Golden Arrow Buses overwhelmed.

A few have been torched while incidents of vehicles being stoned have been reported.

Authorities have been trying to find a solution but there's been no breakthrough yet.

The City is taking a hardline stance, saying it will impound 25 taxis for every vehicle torched.