The owner of Brown Brothers Taxi Association Mzi (aka Lukas) is a businessman like any other. In 1995 he decided to start his own business. A diploma in logistics planning and management made him over qualified for most of the jobs he wanted. So he started with one taxi and did the driving himself. Today he has 12 taxis operating the Howard College route, in conjunction with Morningside and Overport routes, as well as long haul destinations such as Dundee, Grey Town and Stanger.
Mzi has agreed to operate 2 special routes during COY7 and COP17 (25 November -9 December 2011). Delegates staying in accommodation in Florida road and at Barnard Close can take taxis straight to UKZN Howard College campus between 8:00 - 9:00 and 5:30 - 6:30 for R10. There will also be a lunchtime run between their accommodation and campus. See the map for details.
If you would like to hire a taxi for whatever reason, contact Lukas on 082 765 9729
Showing posts with label taxi ranks and route map. Show all posts
Showing posts with label taxi ranks and route map. Show all posts
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
movin' anda shakin'
The Durban Ice-Rink is not what it used to be! There were red carpets and guest speakers. It has been revamped to house the new Olive Convention Centre, where I attended a Pre-COP17 meeting today hosted by the KZN Departnment of Evironmental Affairs. I stepped out of the venue after meeting some key delegates, said good bye to my boss and hopped on the People Mover for the first time.
During peak time it only cost me R4 and my ticket was valid for 1 hr, which means that you can catch the exchange busses at no addtional charge!
This trendy guy sitting next to me answered my question about the closest stop to City Hall where I needed to cross over to get to the Howard College taxi on Monty Naiker st (old Pine st). I was on the Kings Park to uShaka bus, and needed to exchange at Anton Lembede (old Smith st) to get on the bus heading towards market.
It was like being in London or New York, catching the regular city busses but I'M IN DURBAN! Next step to the first world (African style though) is bus route maps integrated with taxi ranks and routes... The trendy guy was from Bloemfontein, and he had also been to London. He said that it's taken him so much longer to work out our public transport system than when he was figuring out the underground... "Well", I said to him "watch this space!"
During peak time it only cost me R4 and my ticket was valid for 1 hr, which means that you can catch the exchange busses at no addtional charge!
This trendy guy sitting next to me answered my question about the closest stop to City Hall where I needed to cross over to get to the Howard College taxi on Monty Naiker st (old Pine st). I was on the Kings Park to uShaka bus, and needed to exchange at Anton Lembede (old Smith st) to get on the bus heading towards market.
It was like being in London or New York, catching the regular city busses but I'M IN DURBAN! Next step to the first world (African style though) is bus route maps integrated with taxi ranks and routes... The trendy guy was from Bloemfontein, and he had also been to London. He said that it's taken him so much longer to work out our public transport system than when he was figuring out the underground... "Well", I said to him "watch this space!"
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