{"id":162812,"date":"2020-06-22T08:34:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/live-taxi-strike-in-gauteng-highways-blocked-commuters-stranded\/"},"modified":"2020-06-22T08:34:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T06:34:36","slug":"live-taxi-strike-in-gauteng-highways-blocked-commuters-stranded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/live-taxi-strike-in-gauteng-highways-blocked-commuters-stranded\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE | Taxi strike in Gauteng: Highways blocked, commuters stranded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/LIVE_Taxi_strike_in_Gauteng_Highways_blocked_commuters_stran\/\">LIVE | Taxi strike in Gauteng: Highways blocked, commuters stranded<\/a>: The Gauteng provincial arm of the South African National Taxi Council have begun their strike in objection to the Taxi Relief Support announced by government. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/LIVE_Taxi_strike_in_Gauteng_Highways_blocked_commuters_stran\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Pictures_of_murdered_Philippi_teen_shock_her_family\/\">Pictures of murdered Philippi teen shock her family<\/a>: Cape Town \u2013 As attacks on young women and children continue to spike &#8211; the latest incident being the murder of 17-year-old Amahle Quku from Philippi &#8211; a former newspaper editor and parolee is using his experience of how he killed his fianc&eacute;e in the hope of deterring would-be killers. The last time Amahle\u2019s parents saw her alive was when she was rushing to finish chores as she was going to visit friends on Friday. The Philippi family saw the teen\u2019s naked body and messages of condolence trending on Facebook only hours later. Shocked residents of Albert Luthuli Street in Browns Farm had woken up to the grim discovery at about 7pm on Saturday. Amahle, a Grade 11 pupil at Sinethemba High&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Pictures_of_murdered_Philippi_teen_shock_her_family\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Syndicate_behind_Dunoon_MyCiTi_attacks\/\">&#8216;Syndicate behind Dunoon MyCiTi attacks&#8217;<\/a>: Cape Town \u2013 Dunoon ward councillor Lubabalo Makeleni believes that \u201ca syndicate\u201d using land invasions was behind the recent attacks on two MyCiTi buses and a truck in the Milnerton area at the weekend. He said these were \u201cwell accomplished people who use poor people\u2019s need for shelter&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Syndicate_behind_Dunoon_MyCiTi_attacks\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Santaco_taxi_shutdown_gets_underway_in_Gauteng_as_group_reje\/\">Santaco taxi shutdown gets underway in Gauteng as group rejects R1bn govt aid<\/a>: Commuters in Gauteng are once again caught in the middle of a dispute between taxi associations and government, meaning thousands would have no means to travel around the province from Monday morning. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Santaco_taxi_shutdown_gets_underway_in_Gauteng_as_group_reje\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/SA_coronavirus_cases_edge_closer_to_100000_mark\/\">SA coronavirus cases edge closer to 100,000 mark<\/a>: The Health Department has recorded more than 4,600 new infections over the past 24-hour cycle, bringing the total number to 97,302. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/SA_coronavirus_cases_edge_closer_to_100000_mark\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Covid19_pandemic_reaching_peak_in_Western_Cape\/\">Covid-19 pandemic reaching &#8216;peak&#8217; in Western Cape<\/a>: The Covid-19 pandemic is reaching its &#8220;peak&#8221; in the Western Cape &#8211; and the elderly and ill have been urged to lock down. More than 350 people died in the past week in the province. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/22\/Covid19_pandemic_reaching_peak_in_Western_Cape\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/Fears_booze_sales_ban_will_leave_a_bad_hangover_that_outlast\/\">Fears booze sales ban will leave a bad hangover that outlasts Covid-19 pandemic<\/a>: Wineries around Cape Town fear a nine-week alcohol sales ban will leave a bad hangover that outlasts the coronavirus pandemic, as South African bottles lose their spots on international shelves and thousands of jobs are lost. &#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/Fears_booze_sales_ban_will_leave_a_bad_hangover_that_outlast\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/Positive_Covid19_cases_rise_to_97_302_with_over_51_000_recov\/\">Positive Covid-19 cases rise to 97 302 with over 51 000 recoveries<\/a>: Johannesburg \u2013 The Health Department said on Sunday that the number of positive Covid-19 cases had risen to 97 302, with 4 621 new cases reported from the last 24-hour testing cycle. The Department reported 53 more Covid-19-related deaths with&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/Positive_Covid19_cases_rise_to_97_302_with_over_51_000_recov\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/Man_arrested_in_Cape_Town_for_rape_of_13yearold_girl\/\">Man arrested in Cape Town for rape of 13-year-old girl<\/a>: Cape Town &#8211; A 54-year-old man is due to appear in a Mitchells Plain court on Monday in connection with the rape of a 13-year-old girl, Western Cape police said on&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/Man_arrested_in_Cape_Town_for_rape_of_13yearold_girl\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/SAPS_officers_looking_for_murder_and_robbery_suspect_in_Port\/\">SAPS officers looking for murder and robbery suspect in Port Elizabeth<\/a>: Port Elizabeth \u2013 South African Police Service (SAPS) detectives in Algoa Park in Port Elizabeth have appealed to the community to assist them in tracing a suspect involved in two serious incidents in which a woman was fatally wounded and a man was robbed in the early hours of Saturday morning, the SAPS&#8230;<br \/>\n<small><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/article.wn.com\/view\/2020\/06\/21\/SAPS_officers_looking_for_murder_and_robbery_suspect_in_Port\/\">WN.com &#8211; Southafrica News<\/a><\/small><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make your life easier:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/straton.co.za\/pre-paid\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gain control of your tenants electricity consumption and install a private prepaid meter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit your own Press Release<\/a> or get free content for your publication.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video &#8211; How to post your Press Release on MyPR:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ovzdChGkuU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><small>My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South African targeted content and press releases for on and off line publishers and media. 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