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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)

[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.