The campaign was brought about by the recent spate of rape cases in and around Johannesburg and Soweto areas. This campaign is aimed at coming up with strategies and a safety charter to make public transport safe for women. It is also aimed at highlighting the scourge of gender based violence in the country and the unsafe environments women are exposed to. The campaign will further indicate the need for access to effective services for sexual assault survivors. Women need to know what to do and where to go after sexual assault; and the services need to be women friendly.

Goal of the Campaign

Create safe Public Transport for women

Campaign Objectives

• To ensure that the National Safe Taxis Charter is developed by mid-June 2017.
• To lobby for the regulation of the Taxi Industry to ensure safety for women commuters.
• To ensure public officials are held accountable for secondary victimisation of survivors starting with the release of the report on the recent taxi rape by Department of Community Safety.
• Create awareness on women's vulnerabilities (i.e rape and sexual harassment) in accessing public transport and mobilise support for the campaign

Press Coverage

• Azania Mosaka chats to Lebo Ramafoko on 702
• Lebogang Ramafoko was on Real Talk with Anele Mdoda talking about femicide and #SafeTaxisNow
• Redi Tlhabi of 702 hosted a special broadcast to shine the spotlight on femicide
  Our CEO Lebogang Ramafoko was part of the panelists. Other guests included gender activist Nomboniso Gasa, Community Education and Mobilisation manager at the Sonke Gender Justice Nonhlanhla Skosana just to mention.
• Soul City Institute and Soweto Women's Forum chatted to The Daily Vox about the reason we started #SafeTaxisNow campaign
• #SafeTaxisNow: Women demand safe public transport
• 150 incidents of women being harassed at taxi ranks #SafeTaxisNow
• The Daily Vox Media coverage
• #SafeTaxisNow: Commuters demand safe taxis
• The Soul City Institute Presents #SafeTaxisNow For ALL Women
• Hidden camera: harassment experienced by women who use taxis
• Honouring Madiba’s long walk to freedom
• Action to guard women using taxis
• Talking safer taxis
• The Soul City Institute for Social Justice is so appalled by the recent rape of a mother in the presence of her ten year old son inside a taxi
  Lebo Ramafoko says they are embarking on a campaign to create a safe public transportation system for women. The main focus is on Taxis