Residents of the Western Cape province are being asked to ride their bikes to work.

TheSANDFis attempting to prevent any outbursts of violence and looting that had occurred in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

Members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) were deployed alongside the SANDF.

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The Western Cape government wants residents to cycle to work. Image: GettySource: Getty Images

This comes shortly after reports emerged of ongoing taxi violence in the area.

Essential public transport routes were also impacted by the taxi attacks.

Tyhido stated that the situation was dire.

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He explained that the deployment of SANDF has been welcomed by community members as commuters have suffered enough.

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