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I-Faraday Taxi Association itshele amalungu ukuthi amise abashayeli bangaphandle ekusebenziseni amatekisi kuze kube yilapho kumenyezelwa okunye ngenxa yokungezwani okwandayo ngokufuduka.
Izikhulu zezokuthutha zaseGauteng zithi zisebenzisana nabashayeli bamatekisi ukunciphisa ubudlova, ukuthuthukisa amalayisense kanye nokuvala imisebenzi yamatekisi engekho emthethweni.
I-Faraday Taxi Association imise abashayeli bamatekisi bangaphandle ukuthi bangasebenzi kuze kube yilapho kumenyezelwa okunye.
Lesi sinqumo siza njengoba ukungezwani ngokufuduka kuqhubeka nokukhula kwezinye izingxenye zaseNingizimu Afrika.
Isaziso esithunyelwe kumalungu, inhlangano inxuse abanikazi bamatekisi ukuthi bamise abashayeli bangaphandle ngokushesha.
Unobhala jikelele we-Faraday Taxi Association u-WS Mabuza uthe lesi sinyathelo sithathwe ngenxa yesimo samanje esihilela ukufuduka okungekho emthethweni kanye nemibhikisho yakamuva.
“Ngenxa yesimo sabokufika ngokungemthetho, sicela amalungu ukuthi avikele amatekisi abo nabashayeli, ikakhulukazi uma umshayeli engowokufika, ngokumisa umshayeli ukuthi angasebenzi ngokushesha kuze kube yilapho kunikezwa esinye isaziso,” kusho isaziso.
Lesi simemezelo silandela imibhikisho yakamuva ehlobene nokufuduka kanye nomhlaka-30 kuNhlangulana owabangela imibhikisho ezindaweni eziningana.
I-Faraday Taxi Association ingenye yezinhlangano ezinkulu zamatekisi eGoli futhi isebenza kusukela eFaraday Taxi Rank ematasa enkabeni yedolobha, lapho izinkulungwane zabagibeli zihamba khona nsuku zonke.
Inhlangano iphinde yabhekana nezinselelo ezihlobene nodlame lwamatekisi oluqhubekayo oluthinte abashayeli nabagibeli.
Ngesonto eledlule, uNgqongqoshe Wezemigwaqo Nezokuthutha waseGauteng uKedibone Diale-Tlabela uvakashele inhlangano ukuze axoxe ngezinkinga ezibhekene nemboni yamatekisi.
Uhlangane nabaqhubi ukuze ezwe ukukhathazeka kwabo futhi axoxe ngezindlela zokuthuthukisa izinsizakalo, ukunciphisa ukubambezeleka kanye nokubhekana nokusilela kwelayisensi.
Ezinye zezibambezeleko zisolwe ngezinqubo zikamasipala ezihamba kancane, kanti ezinye zihilela izinselelo zokusebenza ngaphakathi embonini.
UDiale-Tlabela uthe umnyango ufuna ukuhlangana nabashayeli bamatekisi lapho besebenza khona kunokulinda ukuthi izikhalazo zifike emahhovisi kahulumeni.
“Lolu hlelo lusivumela ukuthi sihlangane nabashayeli bamatekisi lapho besebenza khona, siqinisekise ukuthi siyahlangabezana yini nezidingo zabo futhi sibanike isikhala sokuveza izikhalazo,” kusho yena.
UNgqongqoshe uphinde waveza ukukhathazeka ngokuthi bambalwa kakhulu abashayeli abahlanganyela ohlelweni lukazwelonke lwe-Taxi Recapitalisation Programme, olwethulwa ukuze kushintshwe amabhasi amancane amadala nangaphephile ngezimoto ezintsha.
Uthe izikhulu zixhumana nemboni ukuze ziqonde ukuthi kungani abashayeli abaningi bengahlanganyeli.
“Nakuba zikhona izindlela zomthetho, izixazululo ezihlala njalo zidinga ingxoxo nokubambisana ngaphakathi embonini,” esho.
Umnyango uphinde usebenzisane nomasipala ukubhekana nokukhula okusheshayo kwamarenki amatekisi angekho emthethweni nangakahleleki, ikakhulukazi esifundeni sebhizinisi esisenkabeni yeGoli.
Ngokusho kukahulumeni waseGauteng, ukuthuthukisa izinhlelo zokunikeza amalayisense nokunciphisa ukusebenza okungekho emthethweni kubalulekile ekudaleni imboni yamatekisi ephephile futhi ezinzile.
UDiale-Tlabela uthe uhulumeni ufuna ukuqinisa imboni yamatekisi njengengxenye ebalulekile yohlelo lwezokuthutha zomphakathi lwaseNingizimu Afrika.
“Imboni yamatekisi iyisevisi yomphakathi ebalulekile okumele isebenze endaweni esemthethweni nezinzile,” esho.
“Silapha ukuzolalela, ukuxazulula izinselelo nokuqinisekisa ukuthi sinikeza ngempumelelo. Lapho sihluleka khona, sizokulungisa.”
Uthe umnyango uzoqhubeka nokusebenzisana eduze neFaraday Taxi Association ezinyangeni ezizayo ukuxazulula izinselelo ezikhona isikhathi eside, ukuqapha inqubekela phambili nokuthuthukisa izinsizakalo.
“Umthwalo wethu wemfanelo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kutholakala amalayisense afanele, ukuqeda ukusebenza okungekho emthethweni nokudala indawo ephephile nelawulwa yiwo wonke umuntu,” esho.
Esithombeni esingenhla: UNgqongqoshe Wezemigwaqo Nezokuthutha waseGauteng uKedibone Diale-Tlabela uhlangane namalungu eFaraday Taxi Association eGoli.
Umthombo wesithombe: UMnyango Wezemigwaqo Nezokuthutha waseGauteng