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SowetanLive reports that tough times lie ahead for commuters in Johannesburg after 76 taxi associations said they were too were planning to hike their prices in an effort to recover losses incurred during the national Covid-19 lockdown.
At the weekend, the Alexandra Taxi Association (ATA) and Alexandra-Randburg-Midrand-Sandton Taxi Association (Armsta) announced fare increases to R30 across the board, which translates to a more than 170% hike for a single trip between Sandton and Alexandra. For someone travelling between Alexandra and Johannesburg inner city, the increase will be 130.7%. The new fares are expected to kick in on 15 June. Taxi associations determine fares on their own and the government is not part of the process. On Monday, SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) Greater Johannesburg indicated that 76 other taxi associations affiliated to Santaco and Top Six would also be hiking their fares on 15 June. After learning of the hike by Armsta and ATA, transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Sunday that he was aware of the losses the industry had endured in the lockdown and said he was working on a plan for their relief. He further threatened to report the exorbitant hike to the Competition Commission. Meanwhile, Santaco in Gauteng was scheduled to meet with Armsta and ATA on Tuesday to discuss their fare hikes.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Penwell Dlamini at SowetanLive
- Read too, Joburg taxi fare hikes worsen, on page 2 of The Star of 9 June 2020
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