North West MEC for Community Safety and Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has slammed taxi operators who are stopping private vehicles and forcing other passengers to use taxis, on Wednesday, 20 August 2025.
Morweng has called on police and other law enforcement entities to deal with “a group of people who claim to represent taxi owners and operators.”
This comes after a group of people stopped cars and removed passengers – to forcefully place them in taxis between Brits and Letlhabile on Sunday.
“I have heard about one incident in Brits that started Sunday, though our Provincial Regulatory Entity managed to deal with it. I am cautioning others to refrain from that, it’s illegal and we won’t tolerate that.
“Those who experienced that treatment must also open criminal cases at the nearest police stations as that actions are pure criminality.
“We are a constitutional country not a banana republic where everybody must just wake up and infringe on somebody’s constitutional rights,” said Morweng.
The Provincial Regulatory Entity is also monitoring other roads for similar incidents and traffic officers are on high alert to assist private vehicle owners and users.
