Speaker, on 2 November 2010 the S A National Taxi Association Council, Santaco, unveiled the TR3 Vision 2010 and launched the taxi academy. The TR3 Vision 2010 is about redefining, restructuring and refocusing the taxi industry as a key player in the mainstream of the economy. The taxi academy will provide training to taxi owners, rank managers, taxi drivers and conductors to improve the quality of services provided by the taxi industry to 15 million commuters every day.
The Minister of Transport, Mr Sibusiso Ndebele, attended this event and commended Santaco for demonstrating their understanding of broad-based black economic empowerment and the co-operative development policies of the ANC government. The Department of Transport pledged R5 million towards the taxi academy.
The TR3 Vision 2020 will enable the taxi industry to realise its potential as a true broad-based black economic empowerment sector in transport with multibillion rand financial muscle. The ANC will support efforts by the people to become the masters of their own destiny.