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Minibus taxis are often referred to as the “pillars of public transport” as they get millions of Saffas to and fro in a day. The privately owned and run taxis are not operated by the state and yet account for 66.5% of all public transport on the country’s roads. Most minibus taxi commuters hail from lower-income and historically marginalised communities of colour, still feeling the effects of apartheid-era spatial planning.
Another shared: "ll I can do is try monitor what’s going on. Is going down the right road? What turn-off does he take? Is it the usual route? Is he going slow or speeding up?" Meanwhile, the cramped space - a minibus taxi's legal capacity is between 10 and 15 passengers - sometimes causes distressing interactions with men. One said: “As a woman you never use much space on a seat because some guys will sit next to you and they just push their legs open. Like wide.
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