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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Minibus Taxi Industry"”.
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Regulation, conflict and violence in the South African minibus-taxi industry : observations from the Western Cape
… underlying the instability in the South African minibus-taxi industry. Presented in this dissertation is a detailed account of the growth and development of the industry and the conflict and violence that has plagued it since the late 1980s. A review of the apartheid government's attempts to …
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Case study investigation of the revenue implications of the minibus-taxi industry running unscheduled feeder services on a hybrid public transport system in Tshwane
In South Africa, the minibus-taxi industry (MBI) transports most of the population and contributes notably to the country's socio-economic growth. The industry not only provides accessible and convenient transport, particularly for the most disadvantaged communities, but also creates job and …
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Case study analysis of integrated public transport networks in five South African cities
… by three core questions - the impact of the minibus-taxi industry negotiations, the impact of government’s capacity to implement, and the impact of South Africa’s urban form. The literature review begins with the fundamentals of reform of the three dimensions of the public transport industry: …
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An application of the theory of planned behaviour to predict financial behaviour of minibus-taxi drivers and owners in Cape Town
The minibus-taxi industry is one of the largest informal employment sectors in South Africa. While informal employment often equates to low income work anecdotal reports from minibus- taxi drivers suggest that this does not necessarily apply in the minibus-taxi industry. This implies that working …
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An investigation into the methodology of mini-bus taxi data collection as part of the current public transport record : a case study of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape
… of a Business Plan to incorporate the existing taxi industry in Stellenbosch in providing tourism transport, as part of their current services. In order to plan this service, it was necessary to have accurate information on the current public transport services in the town, such as passenger …
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Reorganizations of space and culture in a car-oriented society: the case of Johannesburg
… transportation in South Africa-the car and the minibus taxi-run on the nation's dominant system of highways and roads that came with the mass importation of the car. Because of their high usage, these two transportation modes are compared, contrasted and analyzed throughout the research. …
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Towards a user-oriented approach in the design and planning of public transport interchanges
… peak-time, commuter based services, and the minibus taxi industry remains effectively unregulated. The experience of public transport users, if measured by the efficiency of transferring between services at public transport interchange facilities, is of a very poor quality, and the design and …
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An exploration of the work experiences of taxi drivers in Cape Town: A study of Delft and Khayelitsha
… outlined both the good and the bad sides of the taxi industry, pointing out that while it makes a positive economic contribution to the country through employment generation, the industry is beset by challenges. Among these are reckless driving, the use of unroadworthy vehicles, and persistent …