The Joe Sibanyoni Foundation (JSF) is gearing up for a productive 2025, with plans to roll out a series of community and social empowerment programmes. Launched last year by Joe Sibanyoni, executive president of SALLBO and Taxi Choice, the foundation serves as a platform to build collaborative relationships with corporate and public sector partners. Its…
Taxi associations have rallied in support of Ithala Bank to prevent its complete closure. This follows the KwaZulu-Natal legislature’s Economic Development and Tourism Portfolio Committee’s decision to back Ithala Bank in its legal battle against liquidation, urging national parliament to intervene. “The Prudential Authority’s decision to pursue liquidation undermines these efforts and the broader developmental…
As we usher in the new year with optimism, many of us have big ambitions and a long list of long-term personal goals, along with detailed plans on how we want to achieve them. However, the challenge lies in translating these plans into action. This is a struggle the taxi industry knows all too well….
Bridge Taxi Finance backed by Old Mutual has run into financial trouble, the bad news has been reported to the shareholders of Old Mutual as contained in its quarterly financialstatements. Old Mutual has reported a one-off R155m impairment of Bridge Taxi Finance secured loan as a result of worsening credit losses. When Bridge Taxi Finance…
The taxi industry, like many other sectors, has faced significant challenges in the aftermath of COVID-19. The pandemic not only impacted the health and well-being of individuals but also brought about widespread economic disruptions that have left a lasting mark on communities, businesses and organisations globally. In South Africa, the taxi industry, heavily reliant on…
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…
