A national leadership meeting of the industry will be held later this week to discuss the issue
Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/ERIC MALEMA
The two associations blamed the mark-up on the Covid-19 regulations and a price increase in auto spares and fuel. This prompted Santaco in April to launch a R3.5bn fund to cushion the blow of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry, which transports 16.5-million passengers a day. He said they will receive an update regarding the R3.5bn Covid-19 relief fund for the sector next week.
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