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document.write("<h5>the joys</h5>");
document.write("the joys of living in Africa. ");
document.write("<h5>Surprise</h5>");
document.write("Competition not allowed in this industry? Let 'em, suffer. IN this country puttig taxi's out of business saves lives. They dont pay tax either or fines, so there is really no down side to providing a better alternative to commuters.. AJ");
document.write("<h5>Backbone?</h5>");
document.write("When will the government stand up to the Taxi Association…... Shaun");
document.write("<h5>A third world industry</h5>");
document.write("Mini-bus taxis are a third world solution to South Africa's transport problems. BRT is a first world solution.<br /><br />If the taxi industry engaged in a bit of self regulation, such as ensuring that all vehicles and drivers were licensed and obeyed traffic laws at all times, then perhaps we would take them seriously and listen to their grievances.<br /><br />But, if they don't want to come to the first world party, then they musn't complain when they're excluded.. Sean");
document.write("<h5>Look at other countries</h5>");
document.write("Clearly the local taxi industry has no idea of supply and demand - a fundamental cornerstone of capitalism. <br /><br />There is certainly a demand for safe, efficient, reliable and affordable public transport. There's just insuffient supply.<br /><br />Look at London, New York, Singapore to name but three well known cities. They have rail, bus and taxi services all of which are utilised by locals and visitors alike. There's healthy competition but no real clash of interests, no conflict to speak of and everyone benefits.<br /><br />If you want to get people into your taxis, clean them up, get them roadworthy and make it attractive to use them. At the moment, all you're doing is making your industry very unattractive and attempting to black-mail the public. Historically, not a very good business plan.. Pale Native");
document.write("<h5>Transport</h5>");
document.write("The local taxi's in their current state will never attract foreign tourist to use them, but then again neither will the Golden Arrow bus service.  We have a long way to go to compare to cities like London and I agree that the are their own worse enemy with all the self-inflicted bad PR.  My main concern, as an occasional taxi user, is that they were quick to put up the fares due to petrol price increases, but I don't see any decrease in the cost now that the petrol price is dropping????. Sweatpea");
document.write("<h5>Taxis</h5>");
document.write("Since when do these guys think 18 months ahead ?. King without a Crown");
document.write("<h5>ANC Brat</h5>");
document.write("Another of the ANC brats out of control. ");
document.write("<h5>misunderstood</h5>");
document.write("the taxi industry started during the apartheid regime because of a desparate need to put food on the table.my grandfather and father were persecuted by pale police and traffic cops.looking at the comments i would say that most of you are pale faces and would never understand because most of had a free ride are still getting a free ride and what you can do exceptionally well is COMPLAIN! the biggest irony of them all is the fact that i thought that our predominantly so called black politicians would had some measure of understanding.. PROUD TAXI OWNNER");
document.write("<h5>3rd world woes</h5>");
document.write("Why is it that we are having an education lesson once again on the wrong-doings of apartheid? We are trying to move forward people and, sure enough one needs to know where they came from. However, we cannot achieve progress if we are stuck in the past. If the taxi opperators stopped behaving like monkeys - (this is no more a racial slur than pale face!) then maybe they could co-operate and find jobs within the upcoming transit system instead of throwing stones like primates.. teriwan");
document.write("<h5>Proud Taxi Owner</h5>");
document.write("Stop always using racism as an excuse for all your bullsh!t.  If you could behave like human beings on the road you wouldn't have such a negative attitude from the public.  We are the ones paying out of our @rses for you people to have everything for free, don't tell us we are getting a free ride you moron.<br />Drop the chip off your shoulder and give us a real reason why we should feel sorry for you!<br /><br />. Clive");
document.write("<h5>animalistic</h5>");
document.write("i agree. taxi driver are animals and yes i do blame doth the old and new governments. until our leader impose their ideas like the old regime did, we are still going to be called monkeys by people living in our backyard.. wrath of a mad black man");
document.write("<h5>Bitish or French rail system</h5>");
document.write("For far too long, this failed experiment is causing chaos. These freaks are a menace on the road and the state of their vehicles would probably cost them the COR/COF in a first world country!<br /><br />Why not get British or French rail systems like France's SNCF to come in, build and operate the entire system. This will create jobs for the locals, increase activity for metal works, building and associated industry. The French or British would own the system the same way our toll roads are run by private companies. This takes the budget question out of the hands of the government. The tax of profit comes back to governement with profits going back to France or Britain or re-invested in other local ventures depending on feasibility. <br /><br />French and British do not lack for engineering resources and having had over a 100 years experience at this, they know how to do it first time right. <br /><br />Commuters buy monthly passes that can be traced back to French or British revenues for taxation. How many taxi operators declare their true earnings? Commuters will be safer, have transport 24/7/365. All the jobs linked to the building and operating of the service will be salaried and taxable which should please the gravy train government greatly!<br /><br />No need for the TAXI industry and it's gangster like existence. We're in the new millenium. Lets stop trying to re-invent the wheel and learn from first world countries!. Thinker");
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