The
Gauteng Provincial Government is partnering with AngloGold Ashanti to provide
water tanks in various taxi ranks in Hammanskraal – City of Tshwane - as part
of efforts to flatten the coronavirus (COVID-19) curve.
A
donation by AngloGold Ashanti, the water tanks will be handed over to
identified priority taxi ranks in the province by MEC Jacob Mamabolo. This forms
part of improving hygiene in combatting the spread of the virus in public
transport nodes.
AngloGold
Ashanti is the third-largest gold mining company in the world, measured by
production.
The
Department of Roads and Transport is continuing to monitor and support various
rank facilities with essential materials to ensure commuters are sanitized and
minibus taxis disinfected. 
Working
with various municipalities’ transport departments as well as public transport
operators, the Department is set to continue ensuring that critical and essential
services workers are provided with transport whilst complying with regulations
as pronounced by the Minister of Transport.