In a briefing on Tuesday, Mbalula admitted that the taxi industry, which transports about 16.5-million passengers a day, contributes R50bn to GDP annually and spends more than R20bn on fuel, “got a raw deal” — but stressed they had themselves to blame for the lack of unity.
The industry had previously argued that the R1.135bn fund was a drop in the ocean compared with the losses incurred during the lockdown. The initial conditions included that taxi operations be formally registered as a business entity and the registered business have a banking account into which the relief allowance will be paid.
However, the conditions, which all the parties agreed to on Tuesday and which Mbalula read out during the briefing, include that an applicant must be an SA citizen or a permanent resident, be in possession of a valid operating licence and be registered with Sars as a taxpayer.
I thought ANC has no money
MbalulaFikile Will keep on asking same question.....afterall public reps need to give answers....When is the Mahikeng to Kimberley railway line services going to be 'fixed' Mr Minister Mbalula?
Mr. Mbalula, I know owners are your bosses, but where is that budget come from? Is this industry paying taxes? Before you distribute that money, please pay health workers 10k once off for 4 waves as frontliners. It's possible those guys been frontliners they paid tax monthly
It won't see the light of the day, in South Africa. Not money, maybe if it was something else.
Why don't the people who do pay tax not get a covid payout that is without red tape. They have to run after their own money. Where as the taxi driver don't pay tax gets R5k from transport minister. This is the ANC government. Can't understand
Mbalula has taxis so he’s gonna benefit big time from this funding
People who do not pu tax yet it’s a multi billion industry… we are being lead here
Use it to fix potholes
Most of this money will be looted by government officials in Mbalula’s office before it even reaches the taxi operators🤷🏽♂️
It's better than nothing.
And the whole taxi community who does not pay a cent tax!! Someone needs to go to court to stop this afriforum
CyrilRamaphosa Relief funds coming from where?
May God continue to bless you ma'am I never believe it's going to work out because I have lost a lot in different places I know one day they will face the judgment. I really appreciate you,👉SarahMich321
The government has been 'formalising the multibillion-rand taxi industry' for millions of years.
You don't mess with the real bosses of SA! Taxis and trade unions.
Lol R5000? Really?
Most useless Minister in the history
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For breaking the rules ? Give the money to poor kids.