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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE National Transport and Taxi Union (NTTU) has warned that its members and supporters will embark on a public demonstration from 26 July for an indefinite period, if the taxi fare is not increased by 40%.<\/p>\n

This comes after the price of petrol increased by N$1,88 per litre, bringing the petrol price to N$22,28 per litre as of 6 July \u2013 a development that NTTU\u2019s president, Werner Januarie, said has negatively impacted the profitability of taxis.<\/p>\n

\u201cA litre of petrol is now about N$22,00 and the taxi fare is only N$13,00. I don\u2019t think you can run a business on a loss. It\u2019s not a charity. I have been saying this, a taxi is not a charity, it\u2019s a business. We have families to feed,\u201d Januarie said.<\/p>\n

He said that the union is aware of the country\u2019s challenges, but taxi drivers are not to blame \u2013 and those challenges should therefore not be used as reasons to avoid the increase of taxi fare.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that the economy is not well, it can\u2019t be taxi drivers fault. The fact that there was Covid-19, it can\u2019t be blamed on taxi drivers. The fact that, for example, you don\u2019t get a salary increment \u2013 like Shoprite workers or teachers \u2013 it can\u2019t be put on taxi drivers. Their shoulders are not that big to carry the entire public\u2019s problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Januarie also emphasised this in the union\u2019s letter to the Minister of Transport, John Mutorwa, and added that taxi drivers have their own problems. According to him, taxi drivers \u201cendure horrendous pain and suffering\u201d as they are unable to meet their employers\u2019 targets. As such, Januarie said, the union is unwilling to compromise and will persist in the demand for a taxi fare increment.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, we have been asking for an increment for several times. Now we are saying that if they don\u2019t consider the increment, we are calling for a demonstration two weeks from now,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

Januarie said that the union is acting in accordance with section 12(3) of the Road Transportation Act of 1977 and, besides Mutorwa, they also informed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Windhoek Municipality, O\u2019Brien Hekandjo and the Khomas Regional Commander, Ismael Basson, of their intentions.<\/p>\n

Januarie said that if their demands are not met, the union members intend to gather at the open field adjacent to Eveline Court in Greenwell Matongo on 26 July at 6:00, before marching to the Ministry of Transport to make their demands known. He warned that this demonstration will continue for an indefinite period until their demands are met.<\/p>\n

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