'The SA taxi industry is a force to be reckoned with' - James Martin on taxi industry army

As the Head of Department for Economic Development at the uMgungundlovu District, the devastation that swept through Pietermaritzburg and its surrounds last week was even more acutely felt by James Martin than most. Describing the wreckage, Martin says the looted shops are now ‘black shells of nothing.’ Of particular significance is the way in which Martin describes the power harnessed by the taxi industry to protect and defend the businesses in and around Pietermaritzburg. An uplifting, albeit surprising, perspective shift of the taxi industry. Martin explains that there is a new layer of skills coming through across the South African taxi landscape, and that alongside this rising level of business acumen - there is a responsibility in the commercial environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices