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Taxi industry

This year's taxi price increase will be higher - Santaco

By Zanele Zama

South African National Taxi Council chief strategy manager Bafana Magagula says the industry has suffered a lot in the past two years.

  • Teboxemeka hopes to impact the taxi industry and show their appreciation for it with their art. Picture: Supplied.

    Teboxemeka hopes latest collection will have positive impact on taxi industry

    Eyewitness News caught up with Tshepiso Makoni and Tebogo Losaba, the founders of Teboxemeka, who hope to impact the taxi industry and show their appreciation for it with their art.

    26 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula launched the COVID-19 taxi relief fund on Tuesday, 11 January 2022. Picture: Department of Transport.

    Mbalula says govt going ahead with plans to subsidise taxi industry

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula was speaking during the launch of the R1.1 billion taxi relief programme, which will see individual operators pocketing R5,000 each.

    164 days ago
  • Image: © Alexey Stiop /123rf.com

    R1.1 billion relief fund announced to cushion COVID battered taxi industry

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said the intervention is part of a list of priorities meant to address problems in the sector.

    164 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

    NTA calls on Mbalula to speed up release of COVID relief funding for taxi sector

    The Transport Department made a commitment to give the industry over R1.8 billion over a year ago.

    193 days ago
  • Bongani Raneki. Picture: SABC News/Facebook

    CATA left reeling following death of chairperson, president Bongani Raneki

    Raneki died in a car crash near Graff Reinet, in the Eastern Cape on Friday.

    258 days ago
  • Joyce Hlobo, Joyce Nkosi and Mavis Ndlela, owners of an upholstery business for taxis called How Long Services. Picture: vutivibusiness.co.za/Supplied.

    These three women have launched an upholstery business for taxis

    Joyce Hlobo, Joyce Nkosi and Mavis Ndlela have launched an upholstery business for taxis after being in the industry for more than two decades.

    312 days ago
  • FILE: Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter.

    Transport operators will continue to feel effects of COVID-19 - Mbalula

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula on Thursday briefed MPs on mitigating the impact of the pandemic.

    414 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels.com

    Gugulethu police probe another case of taxi violence after 3 men fatally shot

    The incident, which police believe to be part of ongoing taxi violence, happened on Thursday night.

    489 days ago
  • Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/Eyewitness News

    Taxi industry conflict exacerbated by law officials who own taxis, inquiry says

    Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo has released the findings into the underlying recurring violence and fatalities in the taxi industry.

    498 days ago
  • Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    FACT CHECK: Does SA taxi industry transport more than 15 million people a day?

    In arguing that taxi drivers should be considered essential workers when COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out, the taxi industry claimed it transports 70% of South Africa’s commuters, or more than 15 million people daily. Africa Check crunched the numbers.

    507 days ago
  • Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    Govt to work with taxi industry in training drivers on gender sensitisation

    The Inter-Ministerial Committee on gender-based violence (GBV) and Femicide launched the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign on Tuesday.

    577 days ago
  • Gauteng taxi operators slam on the brakes to demand COVID-19 relief funds

    Thousands of taxi drivers and owners marched through the Pretoria CBD on 18 November 2020. The operators demanded that Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula pay them the COVID-19 relief funds they were promised. A memorandum of demands was handed over at the Union Buildings. #TaxiStrike

    583 days ago
  • Taxi operators brought Pretoria to a standstill on 18 November 2020 as they embarked on a protest through the city. The operators demanded that Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula pay them the COVID-19 relief funds promised to them. At the Union Buildings they handed over a memorandum of demands to Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/EWN

    GALLERY: Gauteng taxi drivers strike to demand COVID relief funds

    Taxi operators brought Pretoria to a standstill on 18 November 2020 as they embarked on a protest through the city. The operators marched first to the Department of Transport before making their way to the Union Buildings where they handed over a memorandum of demands to Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya. Drivers and owners are demanding that Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula pay them the COVID-19 relief funds promised to them.

    583 days ago
  • Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    Commuters urged to use alternative transport on Wednesday amid taxi march

    The National Taxi Association (NTA) on Tuesday said drivers would be marching to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office and the Presidency in Tshwane at the Union Buildings to submit a memorandum of demands.

    584 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter

    Mbalula to establish task team to implement changes needed in taxi industry

    The national taxi lekgotla was concluded over the past weekend.

    600 days ago
  • Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP

    Santaco commits to work with govt to transform and formalise taxi industry

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said from April next year government would introduce a subsidy for the industry.

    601 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter

    Mbalula: Taxi industry will be subsidised from April next year

    Mbalula said his department would work with Treasury and the taxi sector.

    601 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter

    Taxi lekgotla wraps up with vow to tackles challenges in industry

    Transport Director General Alec Moemi said government committed to a plan that includes the formalisation, regulation and empowerment of the taxi industry.

    602 days ago
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