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.
Linda Twala has been a godfather to Alexandra for half a century. He has spent most of his life protecting victims of apartheid - arranging graves for activists killed by the police, and giving food and clothing to the poor. Now he has another enemy to deal with - Covid-19.
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.