Taxi Abuse TikTok | Allegations of death threats, police complicity, widespread intimidation emerge

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A woman who was travelling with her children was verbally intimidated by a taxi marshall for giving a lift to a pedestrian. However, the situation took a surprising turn when a TikTok content creator, also a taxi operator, stepped in. Using his platform, he tracked down the individuals involved, reported the incident to the relevant association, and publicly apologised on behalf of the taxi industry for the distress the woman and her family experienced.
The story quickly gained traction on TikTok, sparking discussions and shedding light on the power of social media in addressing and raising awareness about such incidents.
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@theemaak-tyshow2058 9 месяцев назад

shout_out to the man in the studio.. He really is a brave yet smart man...i salute 🙏🏽🙏🏽

@silasmokibe 8 месяцев назад

Salute

@The_Truth777 9 месяцев назад

So essentially, she was kidnapped together with her kids.

@mogalebaloyi530 9 месяцев назад

Please fire that man and never let him work around taxi industry

@saneledlamini285 9 месяцев назад

They must give her R300 back. They are not the law. At some point, we have to rise against these thugs!

@RastaAfricanGentleman 9 месяцев назад

Mdletshe is an outstanding man and his character as an operator continues to change the narrative in the industry. I fear for his safety though because he is challenging a lot of things

@mxolisimakhubo6077 9 месяцев назад

I once picked up a friend outside the GauTrain station in Johannesburg's CBD. I was then accosted by five taxi drivers who demanded 1500 from me or they take my car. I was there for 45 minutes, with no cops or security assisting. I eventually paid the 1500. I have no sympathy for the taxi industry and I am happy for them to be regulated out of business. They have been treating us like rubbish forever.

@RastaAfricanGentleman 9 месяцев назад

Sorry brother. In Durban they took my cousins car whom was doing a lift share with his girlfriend's colleagues. I went to the rank and asked who has the car keys, they remained silent, that's when I told them tracker was alerted and we have recorded them take it. They quickly gave me the car. I gave them my number for future sakes. My cousin stopped the lift club

@harryramphele7102 9 месяцев назад

Where in the constitution does it enshrines about R1500 fine for picking someone on the streets, they are crazy ... Thanks to Bolt and Uber, taxi industry is starting to smell the coffee of competition, they have been monopolizing the industry for long....

@RastaAfricanGentleman 9 месяцев назад

@@harryramphele7102 no constitution to enforce this but it is no different than having no street vendors and hawkers near big centers, malls and certain schools. Same type of monopoly near taxi ranks exists and people who ride them mostly know this, obviously they are more criminal than the other. I agree though we need competition now but let those competitive companies be African or South African

@sabelombewana6132 9 месяцев назад

What happened to that rascal?

@megaket 9 месяцев назад

@@RastaAfricanGentleman😢😢😢Imagine

@darlingtonmachilar6745 9 месяцев назад

Sorry Sisi Dumisile, your abuser will be found and dealt with accordingly.. He was doing it for the last time. Enough is enough.

@blaqlogic1464 9 месяцев назад

On behalf of all the man in RSA I'd like to take my hat off to the operator who stepeed in. Thsnk you Nomzana

@musamkhize9328 9 месяцев назад

Remember most of the police officers have taxi business,uber business when you Report this crime to the police, they don't do anything.

@IsmaelButhelezi 8 месяцев назад

Yes police they don't attend you when you report them

@lindabanks9481 9 месяцев назад

The court must issue a warrent of arrest if any taxi driver is doing this

@UbukaOnline 8 месяцев назад

Theyve got taxis too.

@nompumelelo5925 9 месяцев назад

These man must be arrested including those with firearms, are those firearms even licensed?

@harryramphele7102 9 месяцев назад

I also had a similar incident at N12' just next to Daveyton... i was trying to give someone a lift not knowing that they were among people who were hiking. After getting inside my car, they produced their cards 'written Benoni taxi association, they told me to go with them to their taxi office, i refused. I said to them, we rather go to police station first for me to get protection and i stood my ground, they left me. We can't be terrorised by this palookas.

@make-peacelifecoach4940 9 месяцев назад

The Lady should open a case of Extortion and being held against her will…

@lindelanwiseman1143 8 месяцев назад

Exactly my point

@Bluecollarjoe6B9 9 месяцев назад

Thank you DA for defending citizens from these thugs in Cape Town.

@imtiyazdreyer1426 9 месяцев назад

Let then come and try it here, JP Smith and team loves the unlawful behavior, in order to set an example! Well done COCT, well done JP Smith.

@RastaAfricanGentleman 9 месяцев назад

That still happens but not in town or the suburbs, ask anyone living in your Townships

@allbyhisgrace8925 9 месяцев назад

No wonder they hate the myCiti ,such lawlessness i tell you ,the law in South Africa is so lenient and coddles these criminals.

@harryramphele7102 9 месяцев назад

exaclty

@zamanimyende5975 8 месяцев назад

Cape Town is the home of gangsters in the taxi industry

@vivan-q7k 9 месяцев назад

Its very sad that our country has become a lawlessness. One cannot give a lift to a friend without being hassled by gangster😢💔😡

@MosibudiPhushela 8 месяцев назад

We can't even have conversations with friends standing on the side of the road without being victimized by a taxi driver for not stopping them. I was a victim of not stopping a taxi when it passed because I was still having a conversations with a friend, when the taxi that I was in reached the changing spot, that where I was put in a taxi I didn't stop and the driver harassed me trying to remove me from a taxi. As commuters we feel like we are owned by taxi operators

@silasmokibe 8 месяцев назад

U cant even travel with ur family 😢😢

@heathermbambeni529 9 месяцев назад

That guy belongs in jail,period!

@thabisomodisane1435 8 месяцев назад

Easy hustle they don't monitor thier taxis but private cars which thes no law In RSA that says don't pick up people in streets they belong to taxi industry...

@gollasotvthebestmoments1005 9 месяцев назад

My dad is even scared to pick up his family at the mall. This is so wrong we can't have a car at home and still use a taxi 😢

@moosamanana6458 9 месяцев назад

Hopefully, they will fix this situation. They have been abusing us for almost a year now.

@mrtee4878 9 месяцев назад

A year?

@enjay45 9 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣@@mrtee4878

@phumelelakhawula2796 9 месяцев назад

4 years

@phumelelakhawula2796 9 месяцев назад

4 years

@mvonxele307 9 месяцев назад

Not a year or 4 years , it's long time story

@marvinnhlapo3593 9 месяцев назад

Why are you excluding vulnerable men because not all men can stand their ground

@KD-us9jm 9 месяцев назад

I think it's very tricky to stand your ground as any kind of man or woman, especially in the heat of the moment when these people are "upset" , you may be outnumbered , and they may be carrying firearms.

@godfreytshishonga1037 8 месяцев назад

Men's lives don't matter in our country

@rowlandcelanisibanda4646 7 месяцев назад

No one can't stand against the taxi people no matter how powerful you might be The whole association will be against you

@thabangfitzgerald9244 9 месяцев назад

why do they force ppl to use public transport while its not even free or safe,,this is bullying

@Professor_Stark 9 месяцев назад

These people carry guns, shamboks, and stick weapons even. They do as they please, drive on sidewalks, harass other drivers and drivers giving people lifts. It’s been going on for years and it’s sad having to leave someone you know on the street in fear of these thugs. Santaco needs to be stricter and there should be a helpline of some sort for incidents like these which one can report on the spot. Better solutions and repercussions should be put in place to protect citizens and dealing with offenders.

@buyiengcobo9 9 месяцев назад

Up Godole Up, sifuna amadoda anje e South Africa, Syabonga bhuti omncane ukhule nje.

@noziphotshabalala5018 9 месяцев назад

🙏🏾🙏🏾

@maandasieda3567 8 месяцев назад

Mxm zulu people useless

@lindabanks9481 9 месяцев назад

A lesson must be taught to these criminals

@Fezile580 9 месяцев назад

Kidnapping, unlawful arrest and unlawful, trauma, etc. Criminal charges can be laid. Also, civil claims can be instituted against that Thug and his Association.

@sindiswamachi1403 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely!!!!

@cloudstrife8791 9 месяцев назад

Then when DA was fighting taxis being unlawful and a threat people call them racist.

@Ntombelar4sure-db2yl 9 месяцев назад

I was surprised to see the minister blaming DA for doing the right thing just because they are political rivals that is why we will vote this ANC out because they don't how to govern the country they let criminals do as they please just imagine private security having a right to arrest people on the public road where we all pay tax, tall gates and petrol levy kuzofika isikhova nje sithatha ukhiye we BMW into esingenayo and demand R1500 which means they own the road if have a tracker just call them and tell them you've been hijacked.

@meluvuyomellztv8254 9 месяцев назад

Yes DA is A Racist party that won't be forgotten

@craigclifton7254 8 месяцев назад

Yes and Julius was the most outspoken 😅

@FreedomRadio. 8 месяцев назад

SABC failed to bring in Metro and transport MMc to elaborate, that taxi associations don't own roads. they only have jurisdiction on routes against other taxi operators, not ordinary civilians or other modes of transport. I can tell my cousin to stand next to a taxi rank I'll pick him up from there and I should not have to worry about being fined. As long as someone is not pointing out a taxi sign they're allowed to get a lift, it's a free world. Whether on the side of the road on anywhere - ordinary drivers should be free to drive around without fear of Taxi drivers and associations.

@tshidisomotaung8319 9 месяцев назад

What gives the taxi operators so much power over the communities?

@TheChaz789 9 месяцев назад

Guns.

@sibusisomemela2739 8 месяцев назад

@@TheChaz789 the have guns , even police they wont do anything

@ericnkgadime4776 8 месяцев назад

OUR GOVERMENT

@UbukaOnline 8 месяцев назад

You asking simple question its Guns.

@sphalush8261 8 месяцев назад

The answer is there in your question, communities

@sphelelembhele5131 8 месяцев назад

Get this guy a hight position in the industry

@lindokuhlemabanga2399 9 месяцев назад

What surprises me is why the shock and dismay over this incident because we all know that the taxi industry is the bully of South Africa, who are we motorists to expect to be treated any better. What Sis Rebecca is saying is what surprises me because the taxi industry gets away with everything and anything let alone bullying and threatening a motorist

@mvonxele307 9 месяцев назад

I was kept inside the boot of my car , they even planed to pour petrol and burn my car while I was inside th boot,😭😭😭😭 guys this is trauma, even my kids when they heared about this incident and my being detained by th LAW enforcement , they cried so painful.😭😭😭

@LubbaWindasi 8 месяцев назад

Eish 😢 ... I was actually held at gun point by 2 of them that i ended up giving them my phone and the R200 i had 😢 .

@XBooks. 7 месяцев назад

Too much Netflix and DStv 😂😂

@LozizweMdhlalose 9 месяцев назад

Godole is revolutionarising the taxi indury. Siyabonga

@leakalalamatsaung4055 9 месяцев назад

Police are also scared of taxi marshals

@PeterMafreka1 9 месяцев назад

In this instance you give them the car and call tracker to retrieve it.

@Nci-x7f 9 месяцев назад

My daughter' bag was thrown out the window by a taxi driver who drives/drived from Joburg cbd to Northgate. It was at night around 7pm and dark. In the bag were her ID bank cards etc. We reported to the police to the Bree taxi rank and nothing happened to the evil guy. He was still driving. It's so sad just like reporting rapists is a wast of time.😭💔😭💔😭💔😭💔💔💔😭💔😭💔😭💔😭💔

@mashilosebola7483 9 месяцев назад

SANTACO needs to publicise the responsibilities of Marshalls. In that way, the public will know what is expected of them.

@OlinaIpelegeng-ok1xt 9 месяцев назад

Even in Rusternburg this thing happens actually all over south Africa the Taxi Drivers want to tell us how to spend our money when comes to transport

@mandlabhengu1582 8 месяцев назад

Taking someone's car keys without consent is classified as car jacking they did samething to me at MTN rank jhb and i activated my tracker and that marshall got arrested and jailed for 8months

@henrysontomgidi1827 9 месяцев назад

She was supposed to leave the car there and call the tracker because the keys were with them

@ntombincaneaudrey1577 9 месяцев назад

Usimele Godolo🙌🙌

@LeboMoledi 8 месяцев назад

Godole you are a real man

@zwelomthethontloko2538 9 месяцев назад

As a motorist, Terrified of taxi drivers, they own the road and never follow road laws, they are above the law. Nothing will happen and this will be forgotten till one day something even worse happens.

@vistom5784 9 месяцев назад

Syabonga Godole uyiQhawe🤝

@mphozarampou3875 9 месяцев назад

Taxis are privately owned so are our cars. Taxis don't own people. They're not regulated that's why batella so

@vjchabane9795 9 месяцев назад

You all know that taxi marshals and drivers in general are law unto themselves. What’s shocking here, it’s just that this was taped on video.

@mfanakamoffumncube 9 месяцев назад

The taxi industry are doing this everyday to uber/bolt drivers everyday demanding money from them telling them that they are not allowed 🚫 to come pick up people.Riders request uber/bolt to certain places when the driver gets there they say they have arrested a car and the driver has to pay 1500rand.This is nonsense from taxi industry.

@MfesaneRadebe 3 месяца назад

Dankie Godole ngyathanda lapho, kuvikelwe umphakathi, and isizulu ulwimi lwethu, ofuna uklizwa akalufunde.

@lonwabozweni3611 9 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot Godole

@magdalenechristie6453 8 месяцев назад

I am a white woman. I do animal welfare in the informal settlements I often give lifts to people who have to walk kilometres back to their homes. They anyway do not have money to pay for taxis Sometimes women who have to walk from the houses where they do domestic work to the taxi ranks. Because they do not have the money for all the shifts. In the rain. In the 37 degrees of heat. Often people going to town looking for piece jobs. I dont ask for money. Ive been offered, but declined Every time those people who i have helped were so grateful My question is: should i keep on helping, or am i in danger

@FaithFab639 8 месяцев назад

Give them car and call the tracker company to retrieve it.. matter-of-fact report it as theft(stolen).

@NeoThabo2 6 месяцев назад

Big ups to the lady in studio for catering to a wider audience in terms of explaining in different languages.

@KhusterBoesman 9 месяцев назад

The marshal should be arrested for extortion.

@Leba_T 9 месяцев назад

The taxi industry is a mafia business, especially in Gauteng

@lungamasuku6872 9 месяцев назад

Lomjita ukhuluma isizulu esiqonde gqo!!!❤❤❤

@NandiphaBam Месяц назад

Uchubekile kwaye he is professional and hv diplomatic skills uyabonakala kakuhle uba ukhuliswe ngumzali oyi single parent ohlakaniphile kwaye one dignity

@mathewsletlape1517 8 месяцев назад

Taxi owners they don't know what's coming for them. Nobody owns anyone in this world

@mbongenidube7282 9 месяцев назад

The problem is most of these marshals and taxi drivers are not that educated at all, so reasoning is a bit of a challenge. They dont understand the basic laws of business, all they understand is violence. I remember catching a taxi from Carlton center to Riverlea with Nancefield taxi and Riverlea taxi association RTA refused for me to drop off at my destination. I was forced to drop off about 2km from my stop. The worst part is I was in the taxi with a pregnant lady who also dropping off at my stop, I completely cancelled RTA. I will never board taxis for Riverlea Taxi Association and I have found out that Im not the only one who is not using RTA taxis because of their attitudes.

@msizimhlongo 8 месяцев назад

Every business has competitors, why now are taxis feels the need to abuse people like this😢

@doubletrouble1241 9 месяцев назад

Politics gave taxi Industries power!!!

@Joseph_7607 9 месяцев назад

So even the Santaco spokes person avoided the question which was asked on how they are going to deal with the chairperson that threatened this guys life. Mxm she thinks that we r kids 😂😂😂

@XolaniZikalala-n9l 8 месяцев назад

He must be arrested this one,its hijacking

@RaymondRodney-m5d 7 месяцев назад

Thanks man for helping the sister 🙏🙏🙏

@MNJ_Agri 8 месяцев назад

In this interview we needed a police official

@unitedcolorsofafrica2027 8 месяцев назад

This is criminal, he must be apprehended

@reemthembo552 8 месяцев назад

This is a common problem,we were abused by taxi Marshals for my husband picking us up with our kids.

@vinqualiva 7 месяцев назад

Now this is the content we signed up for.

@mtsiga Месяц назад

This is intimidation,these taxi guys are the ones doing extortion and promoting for protection fees to be paid to them and other criminals

@rtlesupi 7 месяцев назад

The taxi industry is a stumbling block to our country's progression. The ANC is afraid of them, and taxi drivers are allowed to continue bullying us.

@ngmtwala3815 7 месяцев назад

This thing happened a lot to us as community,i once took a lift from my neighbour,iwas very far from the rank when he noticed me and gave me a lift,within few minutes a taxi came passed us n cross the road in front of us 3 man come and start to fight with my neighbour asking him why he took us as his got not license for taking people the fight was hot they demand the money,i gave them the money for that trip they took the money ,but stil they carry on fighting with my neighbour,they always carry guns when they do that,it was in KZN ,from Mdakane to Dundee,its avery bad experience my neighbour was very much traumatised by that situation,its so 😔

@mphontsane4194 6 месяцев назад

A leader takes the correct initiative

@sellojafta 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Chief

@dorahmogwahle986 9 месяцев назад

The taxi marshalls think they own this country

@innocentnzuza3749 8 месяцев назад

This is a criminal offence, intimidation and extortion. She must open a case and press charges. Let it be a lesson to ALL. We can't be a lawless nation. There are consequences to every action.

@sanelisekilengwabeni2694 8 месяцев назад

Thank you this interviews

@Ginger4789 9 месяцев назад

One of my colleagues at work also gave a lift to a fellow colleague was also accosted by taxi drivers and threatened 😮😮😮😮😮

@ShabanguSiyabonga 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Mr mdletshe for not speaking English

@menzihsbonelo207 8 месяцев назад

You get ride of your competitors by improving the quality of the services you provide, not bullying them😢

@preciouscele5130 8 месяцев назад

Our country this is breaking my heart such abuse 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@albrightmavundla9550 8 месяцев назад

Santaco spokesperson is very clear. And thank you

@davisadventure 8 месяцев назад

He is basically saying...makuhlukunyezwe amadoda....

@trevorsnyman6106 9 месяцев назад

Lol im surprised that this much people are surprised by this... its been going on for years

@bonganiterrencekhoza4603 8 месяцев назад

They once verbally abused me for giving a lift some youngsters who were going to work and I ws driving a company car. I lied to them that I started work that day, then they demanded 5k fine, alternatively a ransom. I promised to pay them month end and we exchanged numbers. I didn't pay. I just blocked them all.

@Ngunikaz 8 месяцев назад

They did this to us on our way back to JHB from EC. We were using one transport and they wanted us to pay a fine of 1.5. Yheey I refused , spoke to one of the taxi owners and they had to let us go. It’s bad, ungovernable cowntry!

@ShakaristoGinola 9 месяцев назад

Why didnt she call the police?

@Meza.Mani87 8 месяцев назад

That's my question as well....the guy needs to be arrested

@Xolani_M16 4 месяца назад

How was she going to call police when she is being cornered

@WILLIAMCHALAKA 9 месяцев назад

TAXI BUSINESS WILL DISAPEAR VERY SOON , ORDER ON LANE SOME ARE USING ELETRIC SCOTTERS. IN UK BUSES AND TAXI HAVE RUN OUT OF BUSINESS

@hlanganisambatha614 9 месяцев назад

😂 you dreaming

@Ginger4789 9 месяцев назад

Does the area belong to taxi operators considering this industry don’t pay any taxes

@khaliphilemamfengu3071 7 месяцев назад

2016 i had an inview, went to taxi rank near graveyard at Brea station in Durban. I was there first passanger in that taxi,i was there almost 30 munites and i realised that i was gonna be late then i decided to go out and find an alternative transport, gues what some other guys who were working there at the taxi rank they didn't want me to get out

@nkosinathingele1158 9 месяцев назад

Its Sis Danisile, .... not what the Santaco lady is saying

@ernestmpho2859 8 месяцев назад

THEY STORMED MY WIFE 'S CAR IN VENTERSDORP,THE CASE JUST DISAPPEARED FROM THE POLICE WITH HELP OF THE PRISECUTOR

@LeoNcube-om4nq 8 месяцев назад

Support nkabi , you guy protect us from crime

@dimitrimokotsolane6719 8 месяцев назад

Even Thuso Motaung said it is a new law now...I was once a victim but they started realising thst I'm carrying a gun and they let me go. Worse, they were also armed.

@mentalhealth9637 8 месяцев назад

I wish SABC added subtitles, coz i cant understand everything. Exploitation should have serious repercussions.

@awethuzanga1631 8 месяцев назад

Big up to the camera man for that video that attracted the attention

@tamara40 8 месяцев назад

It was her children who recorded the whole big up to the kids

@thandimartin1583 9 месяцев назад

Taxi industry is a killer’s den.

@SiphoMkhize-c7f 8 месяцев назад

This was straight hijacking, sisi must open a case, once you take car keys automatically is a hijacking

@prophetsibuntuli2553 4 месяца назад

So sad story! Taxis need to know that commuters has a right to choose any mode of transport they like

@LethuNgwenya 8 месяцев назад

It clear that taxi industry wants to operate as monopoly . Unfortunately this is a country , everyone must follow the existing law not trying to create their own law because they are not the police.

@Mathapelo396 9 месяцев назад

Taxi drivers think they are law unto themselves

@DumaTshabalala 7 месяцев назад

Well done to Godole Mdletshe ,we need leaders like you.❤❤❤❤

@thokomalangcobo1824 8 месяцев назад

I would let them take it than report to tracker as stolen

@SiceloMkhabela 8 месяцев назад

Let's work this thing out bhuti uGodole. This issue is not about women only but all of us on the road, being ill-treated these so called VIP Protection of yours.

@sifungongwenya6291 8 месяцев назад

same problem nase Engcobo kwade kwafa abantu, 2 years ago ndamiswa ndiqhuba imoto from engcobo to JHb ndabuzwa nge ID phofu phofu ndilayishe abantwana bam