A leadership reset is about to reshape how millions get around Gauteng, with power shifting hands inside a taxi heavyweight that touches daily commutes everywhere.
Elective conference overview
Elective conference overview
- South African National Taxi Council enters a provincial leadership shake-up.
- The gathering happens at Birchwood Hotel near OR Tambo International Airport.
- The meetup targets internal cohesion and rider-focused improvements.
- A new crew gets picked for a four-year run.
- Delegates roll in from five Gauteng regions.
- Ballots cover the provincial executive and the women’s wing.
- Proceedings kick off at 13:00.
- Media access stays open with senior voices available.
- The previous slate stepped up during 2022.
- That team exists after a bumpy but steady stint.
- Fresh faces are expected to shake priorities.
- Greater Johannesburg Region is stuck with V.D. Thwala at the helm.
- His crew earned praise for stability and internal calm.
- Sedibeng Region also kept Midday Mali and allies.
- Those calls favored experience over experimentation.
- An election workshop drilled rules and voting basics.
- Maria Ntuli ran the session in Vanderbijlpark.
- The training aimed to cut disputes before ballots.
- The group speaks for taxis moving roughly 15 million daily.
- That load equals most public transport trips nationwide.
- Gauteng hubs like Johannesburg and Pretoria rely heavily on it.
- Fuel price spikes keep squeezing operator margins.
- Turf battles over routes still flare violently.
- Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Bolt siphon younger riders.
- Joint road checks during the 2025 festive season lowered fatalities.
- Gauteng highways, like the N1, felt fewer crashes.
- The women’s structure pushes female participation and protection.
- Strike threats can still paralyze cities.
- Crime at the ranks keeps rattling drivers and passengers.
- Financing vehicle loans remains a constant headache.
