‘Mechova’ Could Kill Taxi Trade
FRANCISTOWN: Their presence in the market continues to be a thorn in the side of many. Their operations have been blamed for the dwindling profits in the taxi industry.
The police have tried to stop them. Nevertheless, they continue to eat and destroy the taxi industry.
These are illegal taxis or ‘mechova’ as they are commonly called. Their appearance on our roads has resulted in some form of a hide and seek game with traffic officers. Members of the public are slammed for not playing an active role in trying to curb this problem.
For Chebukani Lisenda, a taxi operator in Francistown, “the public is not playing their part in curbing this problem. The mechova business is thriving because our people do not see it as a problem.
When we, as taxi operators are busy trying to save their lives by ensuring that they do not get into cars that are not road worthy, the public does not care. They see it as a problem for the police and us the taxi operators”.
Lisenda blames commuters for supporting lawlessness. “Our people know very well what an official taxi looks like. Their continued usage of mechova therefore is unacceptable……
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