Taxi industry
This year's taxi price increase will be higher - Santaco
South African National Taxi Council chief strategy manager Bafana Magagula says the industry has suffered a lot in the past two years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Mbalula to establish task team to implement changes needed in taxi industry
The national taxi lekgotla was concluded over the past weekend.
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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.
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Mbalula: Taxi industry will be subsidised from April next year
Mbalula said his department would work with Treasury and the taxi sector.
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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.
