Gauteng taxi drivers blocked roads on Monday as they went on strike for the day to demand a bigger bailout from government. They are now due back on the road on Tuesday.
Taxi drivers in Gauteng were still threatening on Sunday evening to strike on Monday. In a video on social media, taxi men tell commuters not to waste their time looking for a ride on Monday morning.
Taxi commuters in Northern Johannesburg might have to walk to work on Monday after taxi associations rejected government’s Covid-19 relief package as too little.
The minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has responded to a massive price hike by taxi associations in Johannesburg, warning taxi bosses not to rip off their passengers.