AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TAXI INDUSTRY IN NORTHERN FREE STATE GOLDFIELDS REGION BY MATSOLO CLAURINA MOKHAMPANYANE Submitted to the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences in accordance with the requirements of the degree MAGISTER COMMERCll The Department of Business Management POTCHEFSTROOM UNIVERSITY FOR CHE SUPERVISORS : PROF P F VENTER DR T G PELSER DATE OF SUBMISSION : NOVEMBER 2003