DigiCore Holding, the JSE-listed hi-tech fleet management and vehicle tracking company, will introduce a state-of-the-art integrated fare collection system for minibus taxis in North West before the end of the year. The system would then be rolled out to the rest of the country according to DigiCore chief executive Nick Vlok. He said the system [...]
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Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele met the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) in Pretoria on Friday, the ministry said. “We, both as government and the taxi industry, want to move from an environment characterised by conflict to one based on trust,” the minister said in a statement. Ndebele said he [...]
KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Bheki Cele warned Nongoma taxi operators that he would not allow them to resume operations if they failed to resolve their bloody conflicts. “We will not allow them to start operating if they do not talk and resolve the conflict. We are protecting our people [...]
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I must admit to being rather annoyed at reading the latest protest action from taxi drivers! Yesterday I wrote a story about the BRT system which will be kept on hold after demands from taxi associations. I even added a link to an excellent article from a columnist [...]
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In the State of the Nation address, President Zuma referred to the discussions around the Bus Rapid Transit System. I would like to quote: “In April this year, I gave an undertaking to the taxi industry leadership to defer negotiations relating to the operation of the Bus Integrated Rapid [...]
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This morning at around 07h00 Netcare 911 and the emergency services rushed to the intersection of Garfield and Church streets where 2 taxi’s and a truck collided injuring a total of 17 patients. The driver of the one taxi was in a critical condition and trapped in the vehicle. Paramedics and [...]
The Arrive Alive website is a forum for public participation, suggestions, criticism etc. It provides important insight with regards to public perception on how road safety should be enhanced in South Africa. I would like to quote some thoughts received from a visitor about the need for more attention [...]
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The week ahead will see government addressing the taxi industry’s concerns over the R2 billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System. This will pose a waiting game for taxi operators who are demanding a greater role in overseeing the system. Operators are also threatening to go on strike and disrupt [...]
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