Taxi associations acknowledged the impact of fuel increases on both taxi owners and commuters across the region and indicated that discussions are ongoing to find a sustainable way forward.
South Africans are paying more to get to work, more to put food on the table and more to keep the lights on as soaring fuel prices hit households already struggling to make it through the month.
For many workers already living hand to mouth, it now means standing in taxi queues, wondering whether there will be enough money left for food, electricity and school transport after paying to get to work.
The latest fuel hikes, which came into effect earlier this month, were among the steepest that SA has seen.
Government increased petrol prices by R3.27 a litre, while diesel jumped by more than R5 a litre after an earlier calculation error initially placed the increase even higher. This follows punishing fuel price hikes that were implemented in April.
