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News Archive July 2011 Memorial planned for Mabaso
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| Tuesday, 05 July 2011 |
The funeral of Sicelo Mabaso, the late taxi industry pioneer, will be held on Saturday, with a memorial service at Regina Mundi on Wednesday.
Sicelo Mabaso, an outstanding leader and human being
AFTER providing leadership and direction in the public transport industry for over 20 years, Sicelo Mabaso passed away on 30 June.
He will be laid to rest on 9 July at a venue still to be announced. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, 6 July at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in Pimville, Soweto. Proceedings for both the memorial service and the funeral will start at 11am.
Mabaso was the national chairperson of the Top Six Taxi Association and the chair of PioTrans, the bus operating company of Rea Vaya Phase 1A.
Rehana Moosajee, Joburg's member of the mayoral committee for transport, described him as someone who had had a long association with the City in its quest to transform the taxi industry.
"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," Moosajee explained.
On behalf of the City, she sent condolences to the Mabaso family, friends and the transportation industry of which Mabaso was a huge part. Moosajee also sent words of comfort to the PioTrans board and staff members.
Top Six has also sent in its condolences to the Mabaso family. The organisation said it was shocked by his sudden death.
Mabaso was regarded as one of the most influential and most senior or authorities in the taxi industry, it said. He had been part of the industry for over 20 years.
He was the chairperson of the Nanduwe Taxi Association and the National Taxi Alliance, and was a member of the Toyota South Africa Research Group. The group was doing research on the Siyaya Taxi.
Prior to joining the taxi industry, Mabaso worked as an administration and public relations officer for Moroka Swallows Football Club. At his death, he was still the chairperson of the club's minority shareholders.
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