More than 750 taxi drivers without licences caught in Gauteng crackdown
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“A surge in unlicensed minibus taxi drivers and widespread mechanical defects among public transport vehicles have been uncovered during intensified law enforcement operations across Gauteng in March.”
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— Ewan Botha (born 14 March 1993) is a South African politician who has been Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council for Environment and a Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the Patrioti…
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— Gauteng ( khow-TENG, Sotho: [xɑ́.úˈtʼèŋ̀]; Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; Zulu: eGoli or iGoli [îːˈɡóːlì]) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the sma…
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— The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law which has general jurisdiction over the South African province of Gauteng and the eastern part of North West province.…
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“The Gauteng transport inspectorate (GTI), working with the road traffic management corporation (RTMC), conducted stop-and-search operations in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Ekurhuleni and Vereeniging, targeting high-risk public and scholar transport routes.”
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“Authorities found 752 minibus taxi drivers operating without valid driving licences.”
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Wikipedia entries about the number '752', March Engineering, and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 are unrelated to unlicensed drivers in Gauteng.
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— Year 752 (DCCLII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 752nd year of Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 752nd year of the 1st millennium, the 52nd year …
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— March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom. Although only moderately successful in Grand Prix competition, March racing cars enjoy…
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— Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv, operated by Ukraine International Airlines. On 8 January 2020, the Boeing 737-800 flying t…
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“A total of 220 minibuses were discontinued after being deemed unroadworthy, while a further 227 were issued with discontinuation notices.”
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“The defects identified included faulty brakes, worn tyres, broken headlights, defective indicators and cracked windscreens.”
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“48 vehicles were impounded across Ekurhuleni and Vereeniging for failing to meet basic road safety standards.”
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“More than 3,000 manual infringement notices and 4,560 electronic fines were issued to non-compliant operators.”
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“36 motorists were arrested on charges including fraud, driving under the influence, bribery, defeating the ends of justice, and reckless and negligent driving.”
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