Santaco welcomes revised 70% lockdown regulations for taxis

The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) on Thursday welcomed Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s decision to rescind the amended regulations for taxis for the duration of the lockdown.

Mbalula made an about-turn on Wednesday night on his decision to allow taxis to be filled to capacity on condition that all passengers had face masks on.

This after he held talks with Santaco on Monday as they had threatened to strike over the shortened operating hours and smaller loads of passengers.

After its meeting with Mbalula, Santaco told Eyewitness News that they had rejected the government’s offer to fill the taxis to capacity, saying it would put the lives of commuters at risk.

The taxi body said they had agreed for taxi loads to move from 50% to 70%.

However, during his address at the MTN Taxi Rank in Joburg CBD, Mbalula said taxi drivers could fill their taxis 100% provided they gave each commuter a surgical or N95 respiratory mask.

Santaco spokesperson Thabiso Molelekwa said they always knew this was a bad idea.

“We said it was not a viable option as it exposed the lives of people more than it benefited the taxi industry,” Molelekwa said.

Mbalula then said due to the public outcry about safety they had decided to limit taxi loads to 70%, saying this decision was final.

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Source: EWN