Taxi Protest in Cape Town

Driving to work this morning I heard that about 100 taxis were driving from the N2 into the Cape Town CBD in a protest to the introduction of the government’s Bus Rapid Transit system. Seeing as the Afrigator office appears to have the best position for chaos in the city (see the pics from the bus burning from our balcony) I figured it would be a matter of time before they made their way past us.

They didn’t disappoint. (see more pics here)

The only thing that worries me now is that there have already been reports of cars being stoned by the protesters and with all the riot police around you just get a sense that this is a situation just waiting to explode.