Santaco KZN to load taxis to full capacity, increase fares from next week

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DURBAN - South African National Taxi Council in KwaZulu-Natal said it had resolved to ease lockdown regulations affecting the taxi industry.

The taxi association on Friday said new conditions such as allowing taxis to load commuters to full capacity would be implemented from Monday.Santaco KZN office manager Sifiso Shangase said government’s relief package of R1 billion would not assist them and, therefore, they had resolved to load taxis to full capacity as well increase taxi fares starting next week.

He said they were willing to negotiate with government but they would not back down on their resolution to load taxis to full capacity.

 

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