Taxi rank clean-up in Sunninghill

The Eastern Taxi Liaison Committee which falls under the Gauteng Regional Taxi Council has took matters into their own hands by conducting a clean-up of the Sunninghill taxi rank on 25 May.

Business marketing officer of the committee, Alpheus Tepanyeka said, “We want to show our commuters the importance to keep the taxi rank clean. We also want them to learn to respect each other as commuters and to also respect our taxi drivers.”

He added that cooperation between commuters and taxi drivers was vital in the running of a taxi rank. “I came up with this idea of a taxi rank clean-up as I saw the need to help uplift the standard of the taxi industry,” he said.

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Tepanyeka said they had also involved most Community Policing Forums (CPF) in helping with crime awareness at their various taxi ranks in the city. “The reason why we involved the CPFs was so that taxi drivers know what to do when they find someone stealing or doing any criminal act and the steps they need to follow in reporting the criminal, other than taking matters into their own hands.”

Tepanyeka said they had received support from Ward 93 councillor Candice James with their taxi rank clean-up.

“We plead to the community if they could let us know what makes them unhappy regarding the taxi ranks or our taxi drivers and we will see that we do something about it,” Tepanyeka added.

James added that they have been working with residents and taxi drivers to improve the environment of the ranks. “We are trying to keep the taxi areas clean and safe as it is important for commuters,” she concluded.

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