On Thursday morning, News24 went to the Randburg Taxi Rank to speak to commuters and taxi drivers about the looming increase in taxi fares.
While the early morning rush hour to get to work had passed, commuters were still returning from early morning commitments or shopping.Bulelwa, who did not disclose her surname, said a taxi from Bree Street Downtown, Johannesburg, to Greenvillage, Johannesburg, was now R25, which was a drastic increase from R18.She said it was money she just did not have.
A few commuters, who preferred to remain anonymous, voiced their concerns about the increase in taxi fares.This seriously took us out of budget. Taxis are expensive, I am a scholar and I use taxis extensively. It's bad Taxi drivers, though, said the increase was fair, considering that the cost of living was escalating and petrol prices were sky-rocketing.
"The taxi industry has been impacted immensely. With the fuel prices continuously increasing, we had been trying to absorb the blow up to a point, but could no longer handle it anymore. On Wednesday, motorists faced a significant increase in fuel price after the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that the price of petrol would rise by between R2.37 and R2.57, while diesel would rise by at least R2.30.Malele said the fuel price increase had taken a toll on taxi operators, who were beginning to lose their vehicles due to their inability to meet their monthly financial obligations.
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