Santaco upbeat new law will reduce taxi violence and regulate e-hailing services

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The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) is optimistic the implementation of the National Land Transport Amendment Bill will reduce deadly violence within the transport industry.

President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the bill, from 2016, into law a week before starting his second term. The bill relates to public transport regulation and introduction of safety measures.

Santaco spokesperson Rebecca Phala described the bill as a comprehensive framework needed to provide clarity in the transport industry.

"There was ambiguity with the operations of e-hailing operators, essentially it led to a lot of confusion on the ground, so [the bill] it's a step in the right direction. The government should speedily release those regulations so that we know what it means for us as taxi operators," said Phala.