QnA with @TaxiDriverSipho

Monday, 22 August 2011 00:00

Author: Nyakallo Lephoto

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About Sipho

Q: What your full name as it appears on your ID?

Sipho Philimon Magnificent Radebe

Q: And your age?

40 years of age

Q: What are your earliest happiest childhood moments?

Is when I go to the Zoo with my Grandfather (His soul can rest in Peace)

Q: How far did you go with school (Highest grade passed)?

I didn’t go to school trips because of finance problems (Highest pass is standard 4, I don’t know how to change it to the grades)

Q: What is one thing you are most passionate about?

Ranking, also to fix gizas

Q: What do you have the least interest in (one thing that gets your mind to switch off when you hear others talking about)

Metro Police

Q: How would you describe your personal style and which stores do you but your clothes from?

I love expensive label and leather. I buy inside Jo’burg, Small Street.

Q: If you were to be stuck on an island for three months, which three people would you like to be with?

Is my girlfriend Minkie (she is white person). Also Julius Malema and Steve Hofmeyr for entertainment.

Q: Do you think your twitter persona has helped the image taxi drivers have or has it perpetuated the same stereotypes?

Too much! People can see now that we can be nice people also. What is "Perpetuated"?

Q: Are you really Zulu, because your Zulu not quite good compared to your Sesotho?

Good question… It show me you and my true follower.

Q: What’s your response on allegations that taxi drivers don't bath and the name uMageza?

We bath, is only people who drive long distance who don’t bath because is far from home. I hate that name!

Sipho on Relationships

Q: What are your views on relationships that do not have titles or properly defined?

I don’t understand question

Q: What is a woman's worth, in your opinion?

Woman is best thing to happen for men. They can help to cook and to run family

Q: What can men do more to show appreciation for women?

Buy them present, maybe weave. Also they must not beat them like Chris Brown. And most important they must respect and love womens.

Q: What are your intentions with Minkie?

Is to marry her when I finish saving money.

Q: Do you think her family will accept you?

Only her Grandmother love me. Because she can’t see I'm black person. She is blind!

Q: What attracts you to Minkie and what do you think attracts her to you?

She is not loving me for money. What attract her to me is that I am taxi driver but humble person.

Q: Do you believe in unconditional love; the together forever kinda love?

If you date white woman it can happen. If is black women is going to be problem if you get broke. But is not all of them who is like that.

Q: Many women would like to know how tall you are…

I think under 1 and haf Miter, I have not really measure.

Q: What are your thoughts on weaves?

I can’t understand why you want to wear hair of other person, but if is not going to fall like wig, is fine.

Q: What’s your preference in women between skinny v/s plus size women?

They all end up to be plus sized bhut wam, so is better to cut big story short and take big one.

Inside Sipho's Mind

Q: What did you dream of becoming when growing up as a child?

I wanted to own taxi or to be politician or BEE person.

Q: To call yourself successful, what do you have to achieve?

To appear inside Top Shayela

Q: What annoys you most about passengers?

People who don’t speak up when they want to get off.

Q: What do you enjoy most about being a taxi driver?

One of our benefits is for driving inside yellow laine, so we get where we are going soon than other drivers.

Q: Do you consider yourself as funny as half of twitter thinks?

I know how to be funny but I was surprise by twitter response.

Q: What are your views on sex at one's workplace?

Like Picture inside Sowetan? Just dont put it inside video

Q: Judging by recent developments where men even claim for maintenance from their baby mamas - even being financially dependent on them - do you think men have become weaker or women have become stronger?

I think womens of today know how to make money for themselves, but there is others who are still gold digas

Q: What are your views on younger men dating older women?

Age is nothing but for the number. If you love another person is not matter how many years they have .I have 40 years old and Minkie have 45 years old.

Q: Who has been one most inspirational woman in your life?

Like role model? Is my employer Bra Solly. He tell me if I work very hard, one day I will own taxi like him.

Q: Who is your favourite politician and why?

Is Julius Malema and Nelson Mandela. They stand up to something they believe at.

Q: Who should be our next president and why?

Next president must be woman. Maybe Zuma can choose between his wifes. I don’t care who it can be, as long as is woman

Which PSL team do you support

Is Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs