taxi

  1. A

    Starting a meter taxi service?

    A combination of the fact that my vehicle is too old for use as an Uber, and that meter taxi drivers always seem to find fares despite charging higher rates than ride-sharing services has led me to consider starting my own meter taxi service as a way to supplement my income part time. If I...
  3. NeonNinja

    Cop calls taxi driver “@sshole”

    Allegedly.
  4. RedViking

    Vehicle torched in ongoing Richards Bay violence

    https://zululandobserver.co.za/197475/watch-vehicle-torched-ongoing-richards-bay-violence/ PARTS of Richards Bay CBD remain on lockdown amid ongoing protest action which erupted on Friday and continued yesterday (Monday) and today. There is a heavy police presence in the Taxi City vicinity...
  5. NeonNinja

    Ride hailing services ZA

    Uber then Taxify, now WOOOPI. Personally I think the name is weird. www.wooopi.net (poor website).
  6. N

    Gautrain vs Uber from Park Station to OR Tambo tomorrow(Public Holiday)?

    I've never used the Gautrain before, and I heard that Uber drivers can get harassed by taxi drivers, though I'm not sure how common that is. My wife and I are arriving at Park Station by bus at about 5PM tomorrow (25th Sep) and it's a public holiday, so according to the train timetable there...
  7. squirrel

    What are your thoughts on Taxify?

    It seems like Taxify gets no love on this forum. I've been using their service in Cape Town over the last couple of months, and I must say it has been on par, if not better than Uber. It seems like Uber are a bit overwhelmed at the moment and Taxify are taking advantage of this opportunity by...
  8. Newsfeed

    Warning – Striking taxi drivers on the rampage in Pretoria

    Warning – Striking taxi drivers on the rampage in Pretoria Striking taxi drivers have turned on motorists in Tshwane, smashing cars and attacking pedestrians.
  9. Newsfeed

    Watch – Metered taxi driver petrol bombed in Pretoria

    Watch – Metered taxi driver petrol bombed in Pretoria A metered taxi driver was set alight and his vehicle petrol bombed in Sunnyside, Pretoria on Wednesday.
  10. RyanBrothwell

    Two injured in Durban's ongoing taxi strike – paramedics

    One person was shot in the face, and another was injured after apparently jumping off a bridge into a cemetery in an attempt to escape the ongoing taxi strike, paramedics said on Wednesday. ER24 spokesperson Pieter Rossouw warned commuters to stay clear of Warwick Junction and the cemetery as...
  11. SWB

    ‘Just another drunk girl’ [Alleged metered-taxi assault - Cape Town]

    An alleged assault by a metered-taxi driver and his accomplice took place on Thursday evening in Claremont, Cape Town. http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/just-another-drunk-girl-1.1884175#.VaN8pLV97IV
  12. QuintonB

    The pros and cons of Uber's business model

    Is Uber really worth over R440 billion? Can a company that didn’t exist five years ago, an upstart with a knack for angering regulators who could close it down, really be worth $40 billion?
  13. M

    How do you think Zapacab app compares to Uber?

    Hi guys, The Zapacab taxi hailing app just went live in the app stores. We used PhoneGap technology to allow for a faster time to market for multiple app stores - at this stage Apple and Android. We have maintained the simple UX flow of the previous app, and look to be adding some great...
  14. M

    Request a Taxi on Your Smart Phone

    Hi everyone, We are busy building a project that hopes to greatly improve the process of taxi hailing for passengers in South Africa by allowing them to send requests for taxi's from the convenience of their phone. Each request will ping the 5 closest taxis (who have the app installed on...
  15. BLIXEMPIE

    Boy regains sight after taxi accident

    http://m.news24.com/beeld/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Taxi-tref-7-jarige-en-nou-kan-hy-reg-sien-20110621 :D Awesome.
  16. LazyLion

    Hijacker kills two of his accomplices!

    http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/pair-killed-in-spoof-style-hijacking-1.1009169
  17. D

    The Jacob Humphreys Taxi Driver Blackheath Trial Thread

    Front page of the Cape Argus: Seeing as he's in Pollsmoor, [-]hopefully[/-] maybe he'll meet John Mongrel. Those that have seen "Ross Kemp on Gangs - The numbers gang" will know what I'm talking about ;)
  18. LazyLion

    Taxi with 30 passengers overturns

    http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=iol1278611154960A164
  19. theratman

    Drunk Taxi driver caught with 49 children in taxi.

    http://www.news24.com/Content/SouthAfrica/News/1059/daf149cf6a774ef0a9d6970b569cfde8/03-02-2010-02-03/Drunk_driver_crams_49_kids_in_taxi . 49 kids in a 16 seater!omg...Good thing they caught him,imagine the death toll had that taxi been in an accident.
  20. P

    Taxi Strike

    Hi Guys, anyone have any news on the taxi strike, is it happening today or tomorrow ? Are they going to close highways ?
  21. Lycanthrope

    Taxi boss, guards slain at his home

    Source: news24 Eek.
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