It's been hard. They have a lot less customers due to the already high taxi fares and things are going to get even hairier after the last petrol price increase. Taxis have already started talking about price increases, which will hit consumers hard. But they have no choice, Eastern Cape taxi driver Mbulelo Mthembu tells Drum. He tries to contextualise the increase. SOURCE: https://www.news24.com/drum/news/local/we-are-all-battling-to-feed-our-families-taxi-driver-on-fuel-price-hike-20210413

The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) said on Wednesday it welcomes the finding by the Essential Services Committee (ESC) of the CCMA that the production, transportation and distribution of fuel should not be designated an essential service. The finding was made after the ESC initiated an investigation into the issue. If the committee had declared this sector an essential service, it would mean that workers would not be…

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