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News Archive July 2011 Mabaso was 'outstanding leader'
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| Friday, 01 July 2011 |
The City has expressed its sadness at the sudden death of Sicelo Mabaso, a leader in the transport sector and the first chairperson of PioTrans.
Sicelo Mabaso, an outstanding leader and human being
AN outstanding leader and human being, Sicelo Mabaso was the first chairperson of the Rea Vaya Phase 1A bus operating company, PioTrans.
He was also the chairperson of Top Six Taxi Management – and it was in this leadership role that he led the taxi industry over three years. Under his direction, the organisation spent more than a year in negotiations with the City of Joburg to become the first taxi industry owners in South Africa of a bus operating company.
"His sudden passing is a great shock and his loss and leadership capacity will leave a massive void in PioTrans, Top Six Management, the church and sporting fraternity and no doubt in the lives of all who knew him and were honoured to have their lives touched by him," said Rehana Moosajee, the member of Joburg's mayoral committee for transportation.
"He has had a long association with the City of Joburg in partnering with us on many aspects of taxi industry transformation. In addition to the empowerment of the taxi industry through enabling its economic participation in the bus operating company and other parts of the Rea Vaya BRT, he has been involved with the City in improving the lives of taxi operators and resolving minibus taxi industry conflict."
The City of Joburg has extended its condolences to Mabaso's family, friends and the large transportation family of which he was part.
"Our special condolences to the PioTrans Board and staff, where he will no doubt be sorely missed. The name PioTrans, which comes from Pioneer Transport, will now take on an especially poignant meaning as their furthermost pioneer has departed," she concluded.
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