National Taxi Alliance spokesman Theo Malele said the government's failure to issue operating licences to taxi drivers in a timely fashion rendered them prey to e-tolls.
"The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the government claim that we are exempt from paying e-tolls and yet they know that almost 80% of taxis do not have operating licences," he said.
The National Taxi Alliance is the mother body of a large number of taxi associations throughout the country.
"The government's refusal to issue operating licences means it is rendering our operations illegal on the roads," said Malele.
"From Monday, we are going to take over the highways and drive past the e-tolls without paying ," he added.
He said affiliated associations from other provinces would join the protest.
But the South African National Taxi Organisation has refused to join the protest, stating that, while there are problems with permits, it believed that they would soon be resolved.
Source: The Times via I-Net Bridge
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