Brave bus boss takes on the taxi Mafia, the police - and the government

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Intercape CEO Johann Ferreira has fought an eight-year battle against the Taxi Mafia that has tried to extort him, stoned his busses, assaulted passengers - and killed one of his drivers. He has also fought an epic battle in the courts to force the authorities to act - and has won five cases so far. In this interview with BizNews, Ferreira predicts a landmark judgment coming up “where we have taken the Minister of Police, the Hawks, the Investigative Directorate, and we have said to them, you have to investigate and you have to make arrests. You cannot let 194 cases just disappear and be scrapped like many, many cases are scrapped in South Africa that leads to a dead end according to the police.” Recalling the killing of a driver outside his office, Ferreira vows: “I will not rest until justice is being brought forward and somebody is being held accountable. I'm not going to stop. Otherwise, I will be held accountable one day. You know, God's asking what have you done? What have you done? You've been in charge of this company. This man was in your service. What have you done? I'm not going to get that. I'm not going to get that question. Somebody else is going to get that question.”