Commuters taxis being disinfected. (Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images) Though numbers are down because of Covid-19 job losses, thousands of people are expected to travel from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape this year. Taxi associations say they are taking precautions, but need help from the authorities. SANTACO says it's taking extra measures to ensure its drivers adhere to government's regulations. Taxi owners have called on the government to help them protect passengers from Covid-19, as tens of thousands of people prepare for long-distance travel home for the holidays. Thabiso Molelekwa, spokesperson for the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO), which was created in 2001 to govern the industry and act as the principal mouthpiece for taxis, told GroundUp that the taxi industry is not getting any help from the government with the supply of masks and sanitisers.