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South African Innovators Tackle COVID Risks in Minibus Taxis

Anita Powell

   JOHANNESBURG - As South Africa continues to ease coronavirus
   restrictions, technical and public health experts are working on plans
   to protect the health of the 14 million South Africans who rely on a
   network of minibus taxis to get to work, school and other destinations.
   Innovators and investors say this could be an African solution to a
   problem that affects millions of others in Africa, and beyond.
   The humble minibus taxi is a lifeline for more than 70 percent of South
   Africa's workforce. The informally regulated system of vans, each
   seating about 14 passengers, is a mainstay in the nation's major cities
   and in its rural areas.

   WATCH:South African Innovators Tackle COVID Risks in Humble Minibus
   Taxi

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