Era Of Women Taxi Drivers Dawns

Monday, November 09, 2009

FRANCISTOWN: It seems strange to think nowadays that there was a time in this country when women could not be seen doing some jobs like operating public transport vehicles.

In the past it was unusual for women to be seen behind the wheel of a taxi or combi. This job was hugely believed to be only reserved for men.

But daring women like Gatogang Moeng, Mogomotsi Meshack, Reginah Makhu and Margaret Pelaelo of Francistown proved these stereotype beliefs to be wrong. They are among the first women in Botswana to acquire PSVs, as public transport vehicle drivers' licences are known colloquially in this trade.

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