Minibus taxi mafia must be crushed

Unless the minibus taxi industry is brought to heel, South Africa will have no formal bus or rail services

02 February 2025 - 00:00

The recent attacks on 50 Putco buses by minibus taxi associations in Mpumalanga as they seek to wrest control of public transport routes from formal bus services is an example of how the lack of the rule of law has allowed organised mafias to violently take over public and private sectors of the economy. ..

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