INHLANGANO yamatekisi iSouth African National Taxi Council (Santaco) icela uhulumeni ukuthi akhiphe enye imali ngohlelo lweTaxi Recapitalization Programme (TRP). Lolu hlelo lusiza ukushintsha amatekisi amadala, angaphephile ngezimoto ezintsha, eziphephile. I-Santaco ithi amatekisi amaningi awakulungele ukuba semgwaqweni, adala izingozi futhi abeka impilo yabagibeli engcupheni. Uxhaso lwamanje, olulinganiselwa ku-R1.3 billion, alwanele ukususa wonke amatekisi ayingozi ngokushesha.
Okhulumela iSantaco, uRebecca Phala, uthe imali eyengeziwe izosheshisa lolu hlelo futhi ithuthukise nezokuphepha emgwaqeni. Ubalule nomkhankaso wabo we-Hlokomela ogqugquzela amatekisi aphephile nathembekile. Nokho abanye abantu baphatheke kabi, bathi osomatekisi abayikhokhi intela kodwa basafuna usizo lukahulumeni. Muva nje, uhulumeni unikeze imboni yamatekisi u-R408 million ukuze kuliwe ne-COVID-19, okudale ukungaboni ngaso linye.
I-Santaco ithi amatekisi aphephile ahlomulisa wonke umuntu, njengoba izigidi zabantu baseNingizimu Afrika zithembele kuwo nsuku zonke. Bafuna uhulumeni akubone lokhu njengento ehamba phambili ekuphepheni komphakathi. UMnyango wezokuThutha uyasibuyekeza lesi sicelo, kodwa okwamanje akukathathwa sinqumo. I-Santaco inethemba lokusabela okuhle ukwenza imigwaqo iphephe kubo bonke.