Police on Sunday arrested the driver of a taxi that crashed into an oncoming train, claiming the lives of 10 children.
Nearly half the minibus taxis operating between Soweto and Ellis Park will be removed from Johannesburg’s roads, mayor Amos Masondo said on Tuesday.
The government has given taxi owners and financial institutions six months to fix the illegally converted minibus taxis currently on the roads.
Most taxis in Ghana carry some inscription on the back windows. Some are funny, others don’t seem to mean anything — not until the owners explain.
About 5 000 Gauteng taxi operators and drivers on Tuesday threatened to "cripple the economy" if their demands are not met within seven days.
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/ 26 February 2009
About 50 people gathered outside court on Thursday to mourn the death of Bernadine Kruger, who was run over by a taxi earlier this week.
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/ 25 February 2009
A minibus taxi driver who allegedly ran down a girl on a scooter in Pretoria should be charged with murder, the Freedom Front Plus said on Wednesday.
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/ 7 December 2008
Alex Mabizela is a poster boy for the lawless world of SA minibus taxis. Standing outside a taxi rank in Johannesburg, he cuts a hapless figure.
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/ 17 November 2008
The Automobile Association on Monday called on the government to implement the compulsory use of daytime lights for minibus taxis and heavy vehicles.
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/ 24 October 2008
Taxi drivers in Sierra Leone attract young passengers by providing CD players and DVDs showing the latest hip-hop videos on TV screens hooked up to th
Hundreds of commuters were left stranded on Thursday as taxi drivers on the routes between Johannesburg and Pretoria went on strike, police said.
A senior police officer has been shot dead near Stanger in what is believed to have been a deliberate ambush targeting the officer.
About 50 members of the Kempton Park Taxi Association blockaded Tembisa roads on Thursday morning, robbing at least one motorist.
The proposed bus rapid transport system in Gauteng should be put on hold until the taxi industry’s involvement is outlined, a taxi council says.