'In this industry, no work means no pay'

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'In this industry, no work means no pay' Taxi owners whose vehicles were damaged in the gas explosion in JoburgCBD are already counting the costs of their cars being off the road Report: PatBambalele BreeStreetExplosion JoburgExplosion

Michael Nelson said he was relieved that his car only suffered three damaged windows. He has been in the business for 22 years and he is under the Greater Alberton Taxi Association.he car will be off the road for the whole week because I care about my passengers. I am not going to rush to bring it back, people need to be safe. I am not going to be chasing money.After the incident happened, [my employee] Teacher [Labane] gave me a call. I came here immediately and it was chaos.

"It looks like the engine is damaged and I have a couple of windows to replace. This is a really sad situation. Though I have other taxis this will set me back big time.s employee who drives a taxi from Joburg CBD to Palm Ridge, on the East Rand, told Sowetan on Thursday he still cannot believe he survived the blast.t be able to drive. I struggled to sleep last night.The bang was so loud and it left me confused. When I got out of the taxi, people were screaming.

 

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