Buti Johannes Mahlangu

Buti Johannes Mahlangu is the third child of the late Samuel and Sarah Mahlangu. He was born on the 24th of March 1953. He was born in the village of Bapong. He started his schooling at Modern Spruit Primary School and proceeded to Mogale High School. He worked at Impala Platinum Refinery where he obtained a scholarship and furthered his education at the University of Witwatersrand where he obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering and continued working at Impala Refinery in Springs.

He went to work at Grootvlei Proprietary Mine. In the early 90s he then ventured into the Taxi Industry by joining Greater Brakpan Taxi Association as a General Secretary. By the time of his untimely passing, he occupied the following positions:

• General Secretary of SANTACO Ekurhuleni Region
• Head of Department of Public Relations at KTVR Bus Service
• Board Executive Director

He played pivotal role in the negotiations between the Ekurhuleni Taxi Industry and the City of Ekurhuleni towards the establishment of the Harambee BRT which is in operation today. He oversaw the organizing of several provinces and countries in effort to improve the Harambee BRT.

He was passionate about transformation and capacitation of the Taxi Industry. As a result, he travelled around South Africa training different Taxi Associations on Leadership, Financial Management and Industry Transformation.

In his recent endeavour, he trained SANTACO Provincial Executives. He spearheaded CSI Projects which saw communities in Tembisa and Reigerpark benefiting from school uniforms, training and other developmental gains.

He leaves behind siblings, four children, 3 boys and 1 girl, 6 grandchildren, 4 nieces and nephews and his beautiful and loving wife Kgabo Lucy Mahlangu.