The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has secured a court interdict which prohibits members of the Johannesburg Tembisa Taxi Association (JTTA) and Midrand Taxi Association (MTA) from merging to form Johannesburg Midrand Taxi Association (JMTA).

The Department had approached the court on an urgent basis, seeking to interdict the merger whilst also empowering the South African Police Service (SAPS) to take necessary steps to ensure associations comply with this court order. 

The two associations had illegally merged to form the latter, without the requisite approval of the MEC’s office and before any stakeholder engagement could take place.