Chapter 8, Problem 24QP

The government wants to introduce subsidies for minibus taxi passengers, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has said. Speaking at the launch of the R1.1 billion Taxi Relief Fund (TRF) at the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) head office in Sandton yesterday, he said the transport policy was being reviewed and other forms of transport, such as bus transport, had already benefited from subsidies. Professor Jackie Walters, head of the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg, said the issue of subsidies for the minibus taxi industry has been debated for some time, but the government had always faced the dilemma of an appropriate distribution system for such a subsidy because the taxi industry was still largely unregulated. He believed the government was probably planning to extend the taxi recapitalisation project in one way or another – this programme essentially involves exchanging a used minibus taxi for a new vehicle at a subsidised price.…

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Take a trip to a shopping centre, mall or district within your community. Choose a retail store within this centre, such as a department store, DIY store, clothing shops or supermarket. The store you choose must be one that has the products displayed on shelves and which would allow shoppers to enter and walk around the aisles to view the products close up. Alternatively, you can visit your favourite supermarket so long as it allows you to enter the store, walk around the aisle and pick up your own grocery. Step 2: Once you have identified the store, enter the store and choose a product category within the store. Visit the product category and choose one product from this category to answer the follow questions in relation to that product Your Tasks Answer the follow questions in relation to that product which is Chebe hair shampoo Questions (1) Describe the product that you have chosen (2) Comment on the information provided on label (Informational or promotional)…

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