WORLDWIDE TAXI FOCUS from Ghana
WOMAN WEEPS AS GHANAIAN CABBIE RETURNS N400K SHE FORGOT IN HIS CAR
Footage of an honest Ghanaian cabbie is going viral after he re- turned GH¢8,000 (£850) left in his car. In the video, Akwesi Akrong, returned the money that was mistakenly dropped by a market woman in his vehicle. Although Akwesi, 37, saw the money the day before, the driver did not get the opportunity to return it to the woman but decided to do so the next morning after having a discus- sion with his wife.
Upon seeing him with the money, the woman and her entire household, who already knew that she lost a huge amount of money, could not hold back their tears as they all took turns hugging him passionately. Since the video was shared, the former Ghana football captain, Asamoah Gyan, has met the cabbie. The legendary Black Stars attacker and former Sunderland rewarded him with with GHc10,000 (£1,050) for his honesty as he was so impressed with the driver’s gesture. The taxi driver has also been applauded by many Ghanaians with Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, rewarding him with GHC 20,000 (£2,100) for his honesty and kindness.
more. There is a subsidy and taxi drivers need not take huge loans or pay much in upfront payments. Above all, the soar- ing cost of fuel is making many rethink that it will increase further. Therefore, going electric is a good option. Taxi drivers who switched to EVs are having the last laugh with the rest of their friends complaining about fuel prices. Some wait around and at taxi stands to save fuel, as their colleagues drive by with a wry smile in a brand new EV taxi. The quality of EVs are improving and the govern- ment is installing charging stations across the country. There is pressure to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel as global warming and climate change become the agenda for 21st century development discourse. Conflicts around the world – political or economic are making fossil fuel more expensive. Even by a layman’s estimate, it will be years before the global fuel price can be stabilised. Bhutan has an advantage in that it is rich in clean energy- hydroelectricity and using it to drive public transportation has multiple benefits. It will help the country maintain its status as a carbon neutral country. It could or should bring down the cost of public transportation. The project to replace taxis with EVs is becoming a reality which sceptics rue for not embracing.
And finally from Mozambique from Bhutan
CAN BHUTAN BECOME AN ALL-ELECTRIC TAXI COUNTRY?
Can Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, become the first country to replace all its fleet of fossil fuel driven taxis with electric vehicles? Sounds ambitious, but it is not impossible either. Kuensel reports that there are only about 6,000 taxis in the country with 129 out of the total already being replaced. More are on the way under the Bhutan Sustainable Low Emission Urban Transport Systems project that aims to replace 300
JUNE 2022
MOZAMBICAN MAN ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO CUT OFF TAXI DRIVER’S GENITALS
A man is being held in police custody in Chimoio, central Mozambique, after admitting attempting to cut off the genitals of a taxi driver. The suspect told officers he posed as a customer to lure the taxi driver to a forest, where together with an accomplice, they assaulted the victim using blunt objects. The unnamed suspect told police that he is remorseful and intends to help police to track down and apprehend his accomplice who is on the run. It’s not known why the taxi driver was targeted, but bald men in the southern African country have in the past been targeted by people seeking to use their body parts for ritual purposes.
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