RC 260828702Aubrey Masango
Friday, 28 August 2026
Aubrey Masango examined the hidden interests behind South Africa’s political and township conflicts, then spotlighted taxi reform and community service driven by faith.
- 21:34
SANTACO spokesperson Matsugiri Rebecca Pahla said the taxi council represents more than 1,250 associations and wants to professionalise, unify and diversify the industry.
- 21:41
Pahla said taxi operators move 15 million South Africans daily but receive no government subsidy, despite rising costs, while trains, buses and other transport modes do.
- 21:57
Pahla attributed rising violence partly to industry fragmentation and economic neglect, while stressing that SANTACO’s road-safety campaign lets commuters report harassment for corrective action.
- 22:26
Pastor Dominique Steenkamp said three soup kitchens around Edenvale feed roughly 700 people, while his wider projects support children, elderly people, homeless residents and single mothers.
- 22:36
Steenkamp, diagnosed with stage-four cancer and given six months to a year to live, said he remains active five years later, serving communities through faith and food relief.