South Africa: Disability Activists Disrupt City of Cape Town Transport Meeting Over Dial-a-Ride Cuts

Disability activists disrupt City of Cape Town transport meeting over Dial-a-Ride cuts

Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp On Thursday morning, disability activists disrupted an Urban Mobility Portfolio Committee meeting at the Civic Centre over planned cuts to the City of Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride service. Among them were users of the transport service and representatives from Disability Revolution, QuadPara Association of South Africa, and #UniteBehind. The municipality announced last month that from Monday, 8 September, the serv…

South Africa: Disability Activists Disrupt City of Cape Town Transport Meeting Over Dial-a-Ride Cuts

Western Cape Network on Disability is challenging the cuts in court

High Court halts City’s Dial-a-Ride cuts as funding battle heads to court

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the City of Cape Town to halt its planned cuts to the Dial-a-Ride service, a vital transport lifeline for people with severe mobility impairments. The court further instructed the City to immediately restore the service to pre-announcement levels, pending a full legal review of the City’s decision.   The order follows an urgent application by the Western Cape Network on Disability and other civil society g…