Eligible mini bus taxi drivers, cab drivers and e-hailing drivers, who were hard hit during Covid-19 necessitated hard lockdowns, are now able to apply for financial assistance via government’s COVID-19 Taxi Relief Fund (TRF).
Eligible mini bus taxi drivers, cab drivers and e-hailing drivers, who were hard hit during Covid-19 necessitated hard lockdowns, are now able to apply for financial assistance via government’s Covid-19 Taxi Relief Fund .
“The loss of revenue during the lockdown for the various transport modes presented an economic challenge, as transport operators experienced an unexpected shortfall in their finances. The taxi industry was no exception to this reality. “We believe that the disbursement process we are launching today is a stepping-stone towards the transformation and formalisation of the taxi industry. While this is a once-off ex gratia payment, it is a demonstration of the seriousness with which we take the role of the taxi industry in the broader public transport value chain,” Mbalula said.
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