October is a special period for South Africans as we observe both Transport Month, an important time in the calendar for taxi operators – which also coincides with the World Mental Health Awareness Month. In this edition, TaxiWorld pays special focus on the importance of the two occasions (Transport Month and the World Mental Health…
A filling station in Johannesburg allegedly mixing fuel with paraffin has been exposed and has since been ordered to stop selling the dangerous fuel under the BP branding by the Johannesburg High Court. The findings come after BP approached the courts to stop Boy 50 (Pty) Ltd, a business that sold the extremely hazardous petrol…
You are how you feel. Our mental health care determines our self-esteem, how we think, connect with others, deal with stress, and our performance in many other daily activities, this is according to Dr. Lerato Motshudi, medical manager at Netcare Akeso. Motshudi says same person can function and respond to stressful situations very differently depending…
Caiphus Snothi Xaba, the chairperson of the Faraday Taxi Association (FTA) was shot and killed a week after attending the elective conference of the Gauteng National Taxi Alliance (GNTA) as a voting delegate. According to FTA, Xaba met his sudden death on the evening of Monday, 9th September soon after returning from a business emergency…
The Mbhashe Local Municipality, situated within the Amathole District near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape is being accused of handing over an incomplete taxi rank despite millions alleged to have been spent on financing it. The news comes a decade after the contractor was reported to have abandoned the contraction site of Xhora taxi rank…
In an effort to encourage greater utilisation of public transport services over private vehicle use, the Gautrain in partnership with bus rapid transit systems operating in the City of Tshwane and the City of Johannesburg have launched Switch to public transport activation initiative as part of marking October Transport Month. The campaign encourages motorists to…
