A stunning response to one Parliamentary question has revealed just how little tax is paid by those running businesses in South Africa’s minibus taxi industry. With millions of commuters using the low-fare transport everyday, some estimates place the market’s total value at R90 billion – which would mean the profession has taken SARS for a ride. How much tax is paid by the minibus taxi industry? Geordin Hill-Lewis is the shadow finance minister. He asked his opposite number, Tito Mboweni, just how much tax revenue is generated by taxi companies. It turns out, only R5 MILLION is collecte...