Devdiscourse News Desk| Johannesburg | South Africa
Taxi drivers in parts of South Africa have gone on a strike on Wednesday to deliver a message of grievance to the Transport Ministry and the President. Alexandra Taxi Association (ATA) said that the protests are to draw the ministry's attention towards the COVID-19 relief funds for taxi drivers and "other related matters".
Amid the disruption, commuters have been urged to use alternative modes of transportation after the announcement made by the alliance.
The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) reportedly said that the alliance will march to submit their demands in Fikile Mbalula's office, the Transport Minister of South Africa, and to the Presidency in Tshwane at Union Buildings.
Traffic disruptions have also been witnessed on key national highways including the Soweto highway as taxi operators have "blocked off" routes.
Commuters in various parts of the country were reportedly left stranded. Some of them took to Twitter to complain about the problems caused by the strike.
Some also shared alternative modes of transport.
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