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The Star reports that the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) says despite most provinces entering the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry would continue loading full capacity in its taxis.
The organisation’s president, Phillip Taaibosch, said the industry had come up with proposals to Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula on how it could respond to the third wave crisis. “We have made some proposals to the minister and we have agreed that we would bring in some gadgets into our vehicles. It would be unfair that we should lose our belongings because of Covid-19. I am thinking about the rest of the country but should I sacrifice my family just to save the nation?” Taaibosch asked. He added that long-distance drivers had suffered because of hard lockdown. “What we can do is ensure that our passengers comply, and we will stress the issue of opening windows,” he said, adding that commuters should hold taxi drivers who didn’t wear their masks accountable, although most drivers were compliant with regulations. According to Taaibosch, the taxi industry was still waiting for relief funds from government and that taxi owners would run into debt should the country go back to lockdown level 5.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Itumeleng Mafisa at The Star
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