Is it the End Times for the white taxi? White taxi drivers are complaining that their livelihoods have been severely impacted by both the economic reform agenda and the arrival of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Careem. Business Monthly’s Henry Johnson looks at how those factors and the appalling customer service of white taxis — which had thrived thanks to both their low cost and inefficient, overcrowded and uncomfortable public transportation — had crippled the once-iconic sector.