Mzwabantu Fayindlala, Codeta Secretary General, says SAPay has an offline mode enabling payment collection even when the driver’s phone is not connected to the internet.
Digital records generated through a cashless payment system don’t automatically prove historic tax evasion; instead, they create an auditable trail that SARS can use, together with banking records, lifestyle indicators and other third-party data, to assess whether declared income is consistent with actual economic activity, a taxation expert says.
Nqobani Mzizi, a professional accountant and academic, was weighing in on the cashless payment and in-camera system being piloted in the Western Cape by the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) that could revolutionise the taxi industry by creating reliable financial records.
The reliable financial records would, according to the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco), improve access to vehicle finance, insurance products, business funding, and housing opportunities for operators and drivers.
Codeta is one of the largest and most influential minibus taxi associations in the Western Cape province, operating about 52 routes. Their project launched in June 2026, with the initial route in Khayelitsha, Killarney and Mfuleni.
