Taxi Industry
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Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni denies links to rogue police and ‘izinkabi’
Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni has told the Madlanga commission of inquiry that he has never hired hitmen or had improper ties with rogue police officers.
Santaco will form security company to ‘clean up’ crime
The country’s taxi industry aims to register its own security company and to work in collaboration with the police and the private security sector
Quantum leap: Electric minibus taxis could soon be a SA reality
The first vehicle of its kind in the country will arrive by the end of this year and it will be rigorously tested under local conditions
Rebuttal: Township malls should be rebuilt
Tshepo Mokholo’s article on township malls misses some Kasi’s economic and social points
Transaction Capital finds trust among used-car salesmen
The firm believes the second-hand vehicle business will thrive in a post-Covid world
President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation next week
The national coronavirus command council will meet next week to discuss ways it can clamp down on the increasing Covid-19 infections. This is after the cabinet met this week to…
Scores die in Western Cape’s deadly taxi tit-for-tat
Forty-three people were shot dead in the first six months of this year in the Western Cape’s intractable taxi violence, while close to 100 have been arrested and 40 are on court…
The government is ‘not afraid of the taxi industry’ — Fikile Mbalula
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula says that the decision to allow taxis to operate at full capacity is driven by ‘rationale’, not fear
Taxis and Covid-19: ‘The ideal doesn’t exist’
After months of complaining about the regulations imposed on the industry, taxi owners have been given a lifeline
The taxi industry deserves a full load of respect
If the government has money to bail out the aviation, energy and broadcasting industries, why can it not help this anchor of our economy?
Virus shakes up taxi sector
Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown have continued to tear through profits in the taxi industry, requiring the sector to formulate a new approach for how it operates, even…
Public transport inequality
The Competition Commission’s market inquiry reveals that South Africa’s public transport system remains skewed by class, advantaging middle- and high-income earners
Drivers strike as Uber poised to go public
Uber is expected to launch its initial public offering on Friday giving it an estimated valuation of some $80-billion
Taxi violence: Santaco decries lack of justice
Santaco blames the transport department’s permit issuing procedures for increased taxi violence
The indefatigable taxi is a symbol of defiance
Their history follows the trajectory of the struggle and they are an ever-present reminder of people power, writes Zaza Hlalethwa