South Africa: Years of Fuel Price Drops and Not Once Did Your Taxi Fare Follow
1 Jul 2026, 11:07 GMT
By newsdesk@scrolla.africa (Scrolla)
Topic: Economy, Business and Finance
Source URL: https://allafrica.com/stories/202607010296.html
[Scrolla] Since at least 2017, South Africa's taxi associations have never reduced fares after a fuel price drop, despite 15 million commuters depending on taxis daily. Diesel dropped by up to R3.59 a litre from today, 1 July, but no law or regulator compels taxi associations to pass any saving on to commuters.