Government should have stuck to taxi recapitalisation programme

Had the government continued its taxi recapitalisation programme‚ which saw thousands of taxis declared not roadworthy and scrapped‚ dangerous converted panel vans would not be on the road now. Philip Taaibosch‚ president of South African National Taxi Council (Santaco)‚ has told public hearings organised by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela at her offices in Hillcrest‚ Pretoria‚ the government has failed the taxi industry.