How The Taxi Industry Runs South Africa

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9 ай бұрын

The taxi industry is more powerful than most South Africans realise. Let’s look at how it got so powerful, why it is so ungovernable, and what, if anything, can be done to change the industry.
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@VusitakethepicMak 8 ай бұрын

Its great to see more content creators like you exploring more issues in SA.

@draycoeternal2876 9 ай бұрын

One thing you didn’t touch on. Taxi industry are big bullies, they prevent you from using bolt, they prevent you from transporting family or friends in your own car. They are super bullies

@bafanamahlatse1923 9 ай бұрын

" they prevent you from transporting family or friends in your own car"😂😂😂😂 That's a lie and you know it

@giftmakgopa783 9 ай бұрын

Nope it's not😅,if you have more than two passengers you're in trouble,' where I come from'

@bafanamahlatse1923 9 ай бұрын

@@giftmakgopa783 o tswa Kae gift ?

@cameronpillay8050 9 ай бұрын

@@giftmakgopa783where do u com3 from... Compton ?

@ShamielJohnstone 9 ай бұрын

To an extent it is true depending on the area or road you're in, I'm from Cape town. These taxi bullies have vandalised , destroyed our bus service so much, we don't have regular bus service in our specific area. You try giving someone you know a lift or even someone whose hiking and they will harrass or even attack you, block your car etc....and that is true, I have experienced all of these situations

@agentmonde1 9 ай бұрын

Growing up I hated riding taxi's, i wanted to ride a bus and Durban had a very good bus service then the ANC did what they do best😔😔

@TheDruzza 9 ай бұрын

I remember the myna buses in durban were very good

@agentmonde1 9 ай бұрын

@@TheDruzza very good indeed. Even Aqualine was good.

@RastaAfricanGentleman 8 ай бұрын

As a Durbanite I also was the bus rider gang until we gave buses to ANC boys and became unreliable, always late, always breaking down and unprofessional

@agentmonde1 8 ай бұрын

@@RastaAfricanGentleman I remember when they "sold" Durban Transport..... disaster 😱😱😱

@bongzstar5137 8 ай бұрын

Baam

@kamogelokg5330 9 ай бұрын

Why watch SABC News when Dan Corder does a better job and speaks in a way that holds the viewers' attention and being truthful. Very impressive work, I hope in the end of 2024 you have at least 100k subscribers

@Tr4shb4g03 9 ай бұрын

facts, this channel is a gem

@martinking27 8 ай бұрын

Changing the hat structure but keeping your tone is the type of brilliance that earns you a sub. 😂❤

@unorthodokx 8 ай бұрын

I thought I was the only who's seeing this swapping of hats 😂 🤦🏾

@SiphiweGwebu 9 ай бұрын

The abridged anthropology of Mzansi's taxi industry!👌🏾 Well done on another brilliant episode @theissuewithdancorder. I'm an idiot with the news because there's too much nonsense to sift through, so I definitely appreciate this kind of to-the-point analysis. Sharing wherever I can

@AapVanDieKaap 8 ай бұрын

Not really an industry, more of a criminal enterprise

@AlexCargill-jj2nf 2 ай бұрын

@@AapVanDieKaap I mean they do provide a service technically.

@AustinMogashoa 9 ай бұрын

Trying to regulate the taxi industry is going to be hard cause if the taxi industry strikes, they automatically stop the economy and stop the country 🙃

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

They have us in a chokehold

@agentmonde1 9 ай бұрын

It can be solved by forcing only vehicles with valid permits,you know not like other operators who have multiple vehicles on one bloody permit.

@jordanmntungwa3311 9 ай бұрын

The only way to 'end' taxis is to put the economy where people live. Build schools, clinics, parks, swimming areas, Museums, butcheries, libraries and hospitals in the areas that people live. so that they don't have to travel for everyday things. Apartheid moved everybody far away from economic activity and left them without infrastructure. It needs to be addressed and no regulation can help that. People also need access to agriculture. For both work and food production. Townships aren't close to farms in a way where people can have jobs in the farms and communities can buy food locally and lower prices. It's also why there's a Spaza shop pandemic because they become the only way to buy small goods without going to 'Town'. It's a long way to travel just to buy bread. Many townships don't even roads. If you build trains the taxis will burn them. People just need to travel less. there needs to be a bigger investment in developing the Townships. Building better homes. building better neighborhoods and introducing small economy and health care. then the place will grow itself. There are already small businesses of all kinds in the locations but most of us are cashiers and waiters and attendants and we all need to travel by taxi. Taxis will always be around so long as there is no investment in the people themselves.

@_Odyssia_ 9 ай бұрын

@@jordanmntungwa3311 So well said, my brother 👏🏽. Spatial Apartheid in terms of going to work from to your home and/or accessing basic services such as clinics, hospitals, shops, libraries, etc, was the breeding ground for the taxi bosses to capitalize on the masses who don't have transportation to travel where they need to go. It's honestly everywhere, but its really widespread in the townships and village towns when traveling to major populous cities is a distance of 50 km or more. I agree that not just affordable good housing, but building schools, more services facilities and shops closer to the townships and village towns will reduce the over reliance over taxis. They can't burn down schools, clinics, hospitals or libraries as they are also places where they provide jobs for people. I do think that some permits and harsher rules, especially in regards to road safety when driving needs to be implemented, but not at this moment.

@eldios831 9 ай бұрын

An informal sector is very hard to regulate since most folks are self employed...but with south Africa infrastructure ...why not have BRT lanes...when people see the efficiency the taxi people will behave

@allswellgcwensa9925 9 ай бұрын

The amount of innocent people who die from taxi violence

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Its terrible

@sakhemcetywa6847 9 ай бұрын

Intswempu le channel👌 Great content and delivery

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@FelixCousins 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for keeping journalism alive!

@treasurenkhwashu 9 ай бұрын

This for me highlights the massive lack of understanding from the DA. Their actions had good intentions, but they make life incredibly difficult for poor South Africans

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

They just didn't truly think about what was about to happen

@theoolyn282 9 ай бұрын

My family owns taxis in 3 provenances and until u are a driver or in a place where the taxi is yours u will never understand how and why things can get from bad to worse in a matter of minutes. I would like for u to come and work for just 7 days and see if u will not have a change of heart.😆😆😆😆

@subzeromidnight5388 8 ай бұрын

@@theoolyn282can u elaborate?

@konstabelcoetzee7598 8 ай бұрын

The DA probably makes life difficult, but the ANC are responsible for the these deaths as they are supposed to government the country, and not allow any entity to have this amount if power.

@loganmedia1142 4 ай бұрын

They didn't make life difficult for poor South Africans. That was all on the taxi mafia.

@biggeststeppa1 9 ай бұрын

StatsSA said in 2013 only 39% of workers use taxis as a means of transport and in their latest survey the number is closer to 28%. This coincides with the rise of car ownership in the country and I think with just those two metrics and some basic economics we have an answer to the taxi problem - bring in more affordable cars and ffs grow the economy. South Africans still aspire to have their own means of transport and many will prioritise owning a car over moving to more affluent neighbourhoods.

@usercantbeblank 8 ай бұрын

You’re focusing on South Africans with money

@biggeststeppa1 8 ай бұрын

@@usercantbeblank 28% of ALL South Africans, regardless of financial status. Besides, who - with money is using taxis? Why would 30% of rich people use taxis???

@finalpharoah1 8 ай бұрын

Remember, trains have ground to a complete halt country wide since CR took over, so the number of taxi users has vastly increased

@biggeststeppa1 8 ай бұрын

@@finalpharoah1 uhhh no they haven't. if anything a bunch of new lines have opened and some existing ones have been extended. the new alstrom factory in the east rand has also ramped up production of new trains. it's weird how you people don't care about facts - like you'll just lie about anything and unprovoked

@finalpharoah1 8 ай бұрын

@biggeststeppa1 you talking about factories, I'm talking as a black person who lives in a black community. There are no trains compared to 10 years ago. Rail is also very limited and the vast majority of commuters do not live anywhere near a train. In Cape Town people live on tracks that were operational before Covid. Yes there are attempts to get Prasa and Petrotail back on track, but it's a long slow process and for now, the taxi industry is picking up the slack for a collapsed rail industry

@thatosebotsane8017 8 ай бұрын

Firstly we need to accept that taxis are here to stay, so government needs to revisit their taxi modernisation programme because it made taxis safer and can help regulate the industry. Secondly cheaper cars and petrol will reduce the public transport market. Incorporate maxis into e-hailing and regulate the whole thing. Integrate e-hailing, taxis and brt systems. All this of course requires good governance and healthy economic growth.

@bulelwankolongwane6660 5 ай бұрын

I've been looking for a channel like this. Thank you wo much! Your work is amazing! I pray this channel grows bigger!!!

@JustJason011 8 ай бұрын

The taxi industry was developed out of necessity, born in turbulent times. This is why most people don't understand why the taxi industry is the way it is currently. It's the reason why it's rough around the edges. And never mind Cape Town, u should see the taxi industry in Turkey or Italy, their taxi industry managed to ban Uber from certain areas....

@ThaboButhelezi-qm6td 7 ай бұрын

Great content. I miss such great content from the SA main medi. Keep up the good work mate!!!

@emmanuelthakanyane6131 8 ай бұрын

This industry has potential to boost the economy so much😢 . It's an industry worth billions, if they came together they could build major industry's such as build their own taxis, make their own tires, have their own insurance companies, banks etc it would create so many jobs and help build generational wealth. We buy all our stuff from e.g China yet we have potential to build own industry

@jordanmntungwa3311 9 ай бұрын

I Grew up riding a hi-ace to and from anywhere.. On rainy days I remember the warmth of the mid-engine when you're made to on the engine cover to make room for the big mama and her groceries. lol I also remember the scorching singe on your thigh on hot days. I remember looking at the holes on the floor inside the taxi and watching the road whizz by thinking to myself, I've got nothing to worry about as long as this taxi moves forward I am safe. when we were kids there were taxis that played hiphop, some would only play house and you would even wait just to ride the fun taxi home it is very common to see a taxi full of sleeping people because people are exhausted by the time they transit home and there's a soothing and comforting feeling inside a taxi. and Taxi rules are hilarious. for example never eat your KFC inside the taxi. wait until you get off. Taxis came out of a necessity. people need to use the taxis before trying to regulate how they operate. within reasonable understanding

@cameronpillay8050 9 ай бұрын

Big Mama 😂

@fabionelmiguel 9 ай бұрын

Basically, they outsmart the apartheid government, and now they are outsmart the current government😂😂😂. We gotta give credit to these guys tenacity 😂

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Spot on

@Phairrose 9 ай бұрын

The taxi industry they think they own this road and government does nothing about it

@ZanderSwart 8 ай бұрын

I live in cape town and I saw people who were stuck in town go to cash crusader and pawn off their phone for money to stay at a backpackers in town. Some managed to pay R400 for an uber home and some still have not gone back.

@lawrencenannes4260 8 ай бұрын

Very comprehensive and insightfull, respect 2 u.

@mtha4996 8 ай бұрын

So much insight, we need more of such anaylsis

@kamogelok5315 9 ай бұрын

Start by protecting the driver, thats how regulate it. The drivers are the most important part in this equation.

@Neo-SA 8 ай бұрын

VERY important Channel (Just subscribed) 👍

@YOLISABOLANI-xm7vx 8 ай бұрын

U have researched very well very informative channel

@moleedaboi 8 ай бұрын

Watching this in a taxi lol

@oyandakona5994 8 ай бұрын

tuen thr volume up so that driver can hear lol

@ThudishiMakofane 8 ай бұрын

The taxi industry is the best mode of transport in South Africa. Things would be better if the government recognized them as public transportation and reserve suitable privileges for them to operate safely. Privileges such as reserving them their own lane to drive on. The metro buses in our cities have reserved bus lanes because they're considered and recommended as public transport. They're basically not supposed to be delayed in any way by traffic. The same should apply for the taxis.

@Leon_Sila 9 ай бұрын

Easiest way to sort out the tax matter is to cut the production taxis from companies like Toyota, only minivans (like v class) that should be allowed on the road should be ambulances, panel vans…by this method you slowly introduce more public transportation systems and give shares to tax bosses with permits and proof of business ownership to buy into the public transport shares and they can earn monthly salary through their shares

@riana2975 9 ай бұрын

Great show

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Beat_By_Ak 8 ай бұрын

it's the beanie switch for me🤣🤣 funny KZbinr😅

@charmainhuysamen4136 9 ай бұрын

The only ones that can put the taxi's in their place are the paying customers! 😢

@TRams0207 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@misterbrown 8 ай бұрын

Taxis are a great solution to the overwhelming public transport issue in South Africa. The only reason I'm not surprised that government hasn't tried to integrate taxis officially (e.g. by giving them demarcated areas to operate in on the road and as parking, or by giving clear indicated routes and infrastructure to support it like waiting stations with proper seating/shelter) is because it's not government owned. I wish they would actually try and make a difference to every day life, and think of the average citizen.

@shazkhan3816 8 ай бұрын

Good topic

@malumebk9839 9 ай бұрын

The only way to be successful against the taxi industry is to have cheaprr alternatives ready. Only then we'll us as the community push back against the lawless of the taxi industry.✊🏾

@smilogfx 7 ай бұрын

Okay I'm subscribing

@bavuyisentlabati3202 8 ай бұрын

Very informative, I can tell you're really did your research and you know exactly what you're talking about. Unfortunately my friend this is our reality, taxi industry is a threat to the public, to the law abiding citizens. In some towns its NORMAL for them to offload your passengers including your family out of your car and force it into their taxis, sometimes we hear reports of assault from those who refuse to use their service...

@MegaDiva1999 8 ай бұрын

I once took a route that I didn't want to avoid being beaten up. I was 6 months pregnant

@SibusisoMbethe 9 ай бұрын

There is also a report by SA Taxi that gives nice figures of everything connected to SA Taxi industry. I haven’t read the 2022 report yet

@phambilembebe5613 8 ай бұрын

Spot on

@potatoman7475 9 ай бұрын

I learned things I did not expect to learn.

@jayplays9976 8 ай бұрын

My friend tried breaking into the taxi industry by buying 3 honda fits and putting them on Uber. After a month, a Taxi mob boss visited his home. Put a gun to his head ... And said "your cars are mine now. I want $15k in lost revenue in the next month" ...yeah if my friend didn't have friends in high places he would have been murdered.

@Xheph 8 ай бұрын

Sounds like he achieved what he set out to do!

@malcolmjohannie5588 8 ай бұрын

Nah my bra you forgot the SUPER T. The best version

@melusimlauza 9 ай бұрын

great!

@archibaldhernandez5553 9 ай бұрын

That's wild!

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

So mad hey

@sirbane4270 7 ай бұрын

Being a Capetonian whos constantly on the N2, taxi drivers have improved their ways on the road after the City concluded their meeting with taxi associations

@justimagine012 8 ай бұрын

It up it's hard too find reliable news🎉

@ballardghost4805 8 ай бұрын

Worse part about taxi drivers is that they are rude and treat their customers like dogs.💔🤕

@Manuqtix.Manuqtix 8 ай бұрын

I gotta say all these wealthy 1st world countries -USA, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, South Korea. Sweden ect They don’t have this kind of taxi system. This is really South African based.

@tebohomacheka2684 8 ай бұрын

3 minutes in and im tweaking🤯🤯🤯.

@Happy_HourZA 8 ай бұрын

Hi Dan, how does one get hold of you ? Do you have any social media pages ?

@francoisjansevanrensburg7566 9 ай бұрын

The mussie game is on point

@mossfairy3060 9 ай бұрын

And they don't even contribute to taxes

@N.Myaka095 28 күн бұрын

did you know that the taxi industry's estimated contribution is around R1 billion in value added tax on vehicle sales annually ?

@N.Myaka095 28 күн бұрын

I think they are also taxed the excise tax when buying fuel

@mossfairy3060 28 күн бұрын

@@N.Myaka095 so do we as car drivers..

@valentinomnguni3420 9 ай бұрын

Jake Tran talked about the "The strangest mafia" "the south African taxi mafia" first time i released how deadly and powerful taxi owners truly are

@JanRademan 9 ай бұрын

It's probably safe to say more South Africans use taxis than there are South African's who own cars.

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Oh by absolute miles

@khumokwezimashapa2245 9 ай бұрын

@@theissuewithdancorderkilometers* We don't use that dumb system around these parts

@cameronpillay8050 9 ай бұрын

@@khumokwezimashapa2245its an expression.. he never use ' miles ' as a means of measurement but as an expression.

@khumokwezimashapa2245 9 ай бұрын

@@cameronpillay8050 Ye ye I know I was just playin around

@wahwah7701 8 ай бұрын

@@theissuewithdancorder But that's happening everywhere in the world. There are more people who don't own cars than the ones who own them.

@mafitnk 7 ай бұрын

Simple solution .. increase penalty fees and hold the association to book on tax and fees. The need by the taxi chiefs to preserve position will police the order and weed the excess. Or simply institutionalise the industry into govt. Have taxi bosses in decision making positions. This will improve the industry perspective on pertinent transport issues, and evoke their realistic cooperation.

@oyandakona5994 8 ай бұрын

So true Mzantsi is a movie!

@calmingbabysleep1256 6 ай бұрын

Transaction capital( taxi industry stock) on Easy Equities has plummeted in the last year

@sydwellmyataza 9 ай бұрын

Taxi industry is the mafia 😂🤣

@itskwenaa 8 ай бұрын

South Africa is a movie 🎥 come watch with us 🙃🫠😂

@oyandakona5994 8 ай бұрын

That line made me watch the whole video shame 🤣

@yolisamsomi1130 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I feel like that's most South African systems in a nutshell: messy and nearly impossible to fix because of the corruption at the top. Also, my favourite combo was orange at the bottom, then grey, then yellow at the top for that glow

@ziphozonkemadlala8040 8 ай бұрын

This was one of South Africa’s smartest industry

@siphiweparker6178 8 ай бұрын

The problem started when South Africans decided to call a bus a taxi

@kGs62 3 ай бұрын

I was in A taxi last week from jhb cbd to sandton in heavy rains n the windscreens wipers were not working... we were all scared for our lifes, turns out its normal

@Ashley-ui5rw 9 ай бұрын

What up Dan

@sonicrainboooom5325 6 ай бұрын

"South Africa is a movie, come watch it with us" 😂😂😂

@Prince-qr1te 8 ай бұрын

With the amount of guns and money they have and monopoly on public transport, one can consider them our own mafia really.

@tebogopekane1418 8 ай бұрын

Taxi business is big. There is a student from Stellenbosch University, who are researching an EV taxi.

@deradoooooooo 8 ай бұрын

What is the hidden lore behind the changing amounts of beanies throughout the video?

@SemiCorn451 8 ай бұрын

I’m sorry, is this guy a magician…I swear his hats changed colours before my very eyes

@phutilanga2047 9 ай бұрын

Prassa must step up, we really too much on the taxis.

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Government needs to secure and protect the rail networks

@kissmlungu7883 8 ай бұрын

That's why people must have their own cars, meaning...improve people's lives, jobs etc

@toyotagaz 8 ай бұрын

No We need less car dependency

@pheli8209 7 ай бұрын

Too many cars on the road cause air and noise pollution for one. What we need is reliable trains and buses.

@juliangawronsky9339 9 ай бұрын

Nationals 2013., This house would nationalize the taxi industry?

@coolbiscuit999 5 ай бұрын

Most of the ANC cadres own those taxis

@stilllmkp 9 ай бұрын

zimbabwe also has this problem , except its definetely not as bad

@SeipatiJoyce-wq9mf 9 ай бұрын

Yall should regulate while the opportunity is still present

@ThatoMchacho 3 ай бұрын

I about this we give them the land back so they probably focus on farming and not so much on this violence

@JeffreyThomas-th2ps 8 ай бұрын

The taxi mafia burnt all Prasa trains the Anc is so inept it cannot protect its own assats😮😮😮

@jamescook6014 8 ай бұрын

The taxi drivers are between a rock and a hard place having to make a minimum amount for the taxi owner before being paid. Drivers should be brought into the the same labour laws that encompass all other industries. If they earned a legislated wage their current requirement to dive badly to meet minimum heads in vehicles would diminish.

@thlonolofatsokgaole2997 8 ай бұрын

The gov isn’t incentivising the taxi industry so they should leave it alone as it’s owned privately. Taxis are moving and transporting people…industry is functional in its own way. Fights for routes do happen and casualties taken but bosses come and soon we have an understanding. Any gov interruptions to the industry will cause bigger unsolvable problems.

@rosalindgerber 8 ай бұрын

consider the international ties to private bus companies

@Silverlupa1723 8 ай бұрын

I used to take the bus and trains before I got my own vehicle the couple of times I took taxis was ok.... But it was dangerous they drive reckless and wrong side of the road and it's just unruly, it's getting worse as the drive over red traffic lights, I wish we have better transport. Stopping ppl for going to work for days using violence is not an option.

@festival4101 9 ай бұрын

The problem started from the beginning, the apartheid government thought they will fail by neglecting them now we have a monster of a thing... there's a lot of money and guns circulating in that industry and it will take a serious government turn things around so that everyone can invest in it

@theissuewithdancorder 9 ай бұрын

Yeah its highly armed and dangerous

@iliketowatchducks 9 ай бұрын

Imagine if the government or traffic cops just said that if a licensed taxi gets a fine, then the owner of said taxi must pay 50% of the fine or something. If the taxi driver is the owner then they just pay it, but if its owned by some taxi bos rhey have to pay. Chances are zero that would ever happen, the taxi bosses would lose their minds (because they know how many fines rhey would be liable for) I dunno, if i was presented id try that. Another thing would be to force the taxi bos into liquidation or to pay R100,000 to the family per person killed in one of their taxies if it was found the driver caused a crash due to neglected cars or bad driving. Overall, none of these would ever fly, but the point im making is what if we could shif some of the responsibility to the taxi owners or Bosses. Yes, many other root causes for taxis even exising are not solved by this, in the same way that more police dont reduce crime as much as a better economy would. I dunno, we fucked dude. Gg

@troyleep5283 8 ай бұрын

Dude you must be dying in this heat.

@sibongakonkedludla9540 8 ай бұрын

Employers just accepting that a living wage should afford you a Kwid or whatever the cheapest car is the country is currently could be effective

@HERMES_Official 8 ай бұрын

Give to the owner, pay feul and + keep some for themselves...

@dennis207 8 ай бұрын

In limpopo it's still virtually impossible for a person with colour to get a permit for their taxi ..since 2009 but funny how we all own the hiace

@nataliechazvemba4929 8 ай бұрын

I think if taxi industry got a cut of the bus or train services profit or earnings then violence from them would minimise.

@landofthebrave229 8 ай бұрын

I have an answer...regulating taxis won't work in its current form. Take a leave from Namibia and allow anyone with a bus to get a permit. In cities you only get a permit if you have a house in that city and only 2 permits per Erf.. it cuts out the big bosses that a running the show

@X_inspo 8 ай бұрын

Let me do your thumbnails bro

@technomad9071 4 ай бұрын

you sound like someone who drivers everywhere

@technomad9071 4 ай бұрын

we need to fund public tansport!!!!

@vernoncunningham1979 8 ай бұрын

If the country cannot control and regulate the taxi industry (which sounds more like the mafia) then we have little to no hope of self driving public transport solutions in the next 30 years. The world is moving forward yet South Africa is driving backwards in an illegal unroadworthy taxi that is breaking every law in its path.