black taxi

British  

noun

1. a minibus used to transport workers from the townships to the city centres

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Example Sentences

“The World Cup united the nation and there were remarkable scenes of black taxi drivers dancing with white supporters,” Mallett agrees, “but I remember thinking: ‘This is not the reality of South Africa.’

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2017

Fifty years ago Wednesday a black taxi driver in Newark, N.J., named John Smith was stopped shortly after dusk by two white police officers for a traffic violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2017

In Meridian, a small city forty miles north, the undercover reporter asked a black taxi driver for a ride to Shubuta.

From Time • May 3, 2016

Belmonte arrives in a black taxi, and seamstresses, hair and makeup stylists and photographers became part of the action.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2014

Bystanders assumed, probably mistakenly, that the black taxi driver who was being arrested, was also being beaten by the arresting officer.

From The Black Experience in America by Coombs, Norman