SA Taxi, which is a financing and insurance company specialising in the taxi industry, announced it had donated R3 million worth of hand sanitisers to taxi operators on Tuesday.
Maroba Maduma, spokesperson for SA Taxi, said the bulk of the donation was allocated to the Gauteng province, which is the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa.
With carrying capacity regulations revised upward from 50% to 70%, in respect of the taxi industry and an adjustment to morning operating times, the risk of transmission through this form of public transport will increase. As such, we are doing what we can to minimise those risks for all stakeholders,” said Maduma.
With most forms of public transport at a standstill amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the country is relying heavily on the local minibus taxi industry to transport the bulk of South Africa’s essential workforce.
National Taxi Alliance secretary-general, Alpheus Mlalazi said: “We are extremely grateful for SA Taxi’s unsolicited act of patriotism and compassion as the industry faces this immense challenge. We would like to thank the company for standing up and being counted among those who are helping the country to carry the weight of this burden.”
SA Taxi announced last month, that it will assist its clients by providing payment relief to minimise the negative economic impact of the national lockdown on their businesses.
