Harmony Gold Mine Closes TaxiAcademy, Taaibosch RaisesConcern Former SANTACO president Philip Taaibosch says he is disappointment over Harmony Gold mine’s repossession of the taxi industry training academy in Welkom, which he thought had been donated to the industry by the mine. “I heard about the training academy closing, and obviously I am disappointed. I trust…
The Mpumalanga SANTACO Provincial Taxi Council (PMTC) has resolved to self-finance its operations, aiming for financial independence from provincial government grants. The resolution follows a successful elective conference held at Lilian Ngoyi Hall, Secunda on the 12 March. “The grant cannot go on forever, dependency at some stage has to stop,” warned the MPTC auditor….
Nearly two months have passed since Thamsanqa Moyo, chairperson of the Gauteng National Taxi Alliance (GNTA), was killed, yet no arrests have been made. NTA spokesperson, Theo Malele, says the NTA is concerned that it is taking too long to bring to book those responsible for its Gauteng leader’s death. “We are concerned about the…
Ben Maredi is the new national president of the Federation for long and local distance taxi association (FELLDTA) after a special sitting of the executive committee elected him to the position recently. He is the present chairman of the Mamelodi Amalgamated Taxi Association (Mata) and deputy president of FELLDTA in Gauteng as well as Tswhane…
The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) was in the Limpopo area of Zebediela to give school uniform and launch road safety campaigns for the two schools. The partnership to donate school uniforms is conjunction with the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA). This was part of the organization’s Ndlelanhle road safety campaign’s Back To School initiative. The…
Tebogo Moses Baloyi has opened up and speaks out against personal attacks on his names by his fellow colleagues from the Lejweleputswa Santaco regional structure in the Free state. He is an executive member of the region and is also chairman of the Welkom United Taxi Association. He says his troubles started late last year…
The Gautrain, also known as the Shilowa Express, is experiencing a faster decline in ridership than anticipated, as commuters increasingly opt for Shilowa Express alternative transport, including the persistently popular minibus taxi industry. This revelation by the Gautrain Management Company follows reports of over five million lost passengers in the past four years. Gautrain Management…
Toyota South Africa has assured the taxi industry that more resources will be made available to continue to fund training programmes aimed at supporting the taxi operators with both business and technical skills in an effort to enhance their personal development and operations. The training programme was supposed to end 2021 but was renewed to…
FlySafair, a leading South African domestic airline, is facing a major threat of being grounded or fined after the Air Services Licensing Council (ASLC) confirmed that the company does not comply with local aviation legislation. This follows a recent similar ruling from the International Air Services Council (IASC), which found that FlySafair’s shareholding structure is…
Dobsonville Roodepoort Leratong Johannesburg Taxi Association (DORLJOTA) chairperson, Peter Mabe, has called on the government to fulfil its long-standing promise of subsidizing the taxi industry without further delays. Speaking at the DORLJOTA AGM recently held in Ethekwini, Durban, Mabe expressed sympathy for Transport Minister Barbara Creecy, acknowledging the challenging task she inherited to fast-track the…
