SANTACO has raised concerns about multi-millions of rands spent by the taxi industry leadership on hiring bodyguards and yet they never ever become wealthy, and no-where near some of the country’s well known richest individuals. “Billionaires like Patrice Motsepe and Johan Rupert do not move around with an army of heavily armed security like you’ll…
The South African taxi industry is poised to undergo the necessary, radical transformation under the new leadership of President of SALLBTO and Executive Chairman of SANTACO’s Taxi Choice, Joe Sibanyoni. “A new era in the taxi industry has started – change has come at last,” these are the words Sibanyoni used in his first speech…
EHang, a Chinese vehicle manufacturer, has secured clearance for mass-production of the EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), according to the statement released by the company. The decision by the CAAC to approve Ehang’s taxi moves it from prototype stage “towards the introduction…
In what’s clearly a last minute’s electioneering efforts, political leaders, as well as independent candidates are wooing taxi operators to vote for their respective parties in the upcoming 2024 National Elections to be held on May 29. While no taxi associations or leaders have come out publicly to endorse any of the political parties for…
As the country celebrates the 30th anniversary since the birth of a democratic society, the role played by the minibus taxi industry during and post the 1994 elections is being brought into the spotlight once again with the upcoming 2024 elections. The taxi industry’s contribution towards the success of the first democratic elections cannot go…
The taxi leadership is taking the threats by banks to cut credit lines for operators serious and are offering to assist in preventing vehicle fraud and defaults of payment of owners’ vehicle installments. This comes after various banks expressed their concerns that they are not getting any help from taxi associations in preventing vehicle fraud…
Buti Mkhonza the former chairperson of Gauteng Santaco Provincial Taxi Council has lambasted taxi operators for lack of self-reliance and for not taking their future in in own hands. Mkhonza says the taxi industry has the ability to self-finance their business needs only if they organize themselves economically. He gave tips on how the taxi…
Taxi leaders have committed to working together to ensure thatthere are no more killings in the province. This comes after the signing of the long-awaited peace agreement to end taxi industry-related violence by taxi leaders representing different taxi structures and factions at an event at the East London International Conference Centre on Wednesday, 17 April….
