Tshwane to apply for interdict against driving schools
The City of Tshwane is going to court to halt a strike by driving schools which has disrupted services at licensing centres in the city and around Gauteng, reports TimesLIVE.
Tshwane MMC for Roads & Transport Dikeledi Selowa said the city was applying for an interdict against protesting National Driving School Association (NDSASA) members to stop them from disrupting city operations.
‘We will not tolerate lawlessness in Tshwane. Protesting driving schools should not be allowed to hold customers to ransom,’ she said.
Several licensing centres in Gauteng have shut after two weeks of protests organised by the NDSASA against a new online booking system.
Members of NDSASA are demanding that the online e-NaTIS booking system be cancelled, saying it disadvantaged them financially as they could no longer make bookings on behalf of clients for a fee.
Driving licence testing centres and motor vehicle registration offices remain closed because of the protests, Selowa said.
‘As a result of the violence shown by protesters to both staff and clients, Tshwane’s Roads & Transport Department took a decision to cease operations to protect lives and infrastructure.’
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