South Africa: Commuter Sells Sweets to Pay Taxi Fares After Fuel Increase

South Africa: Commuter Sells Sweets to Pay Taxi Fares After Fuel Increase

Taxi driver Bab'Nkomo faces a R2,000 daily fuel bill in Soweto after petrol and diesel prices jump at midnight on Tuesday. Johannesburg worker Ntlamolo Khubayi will sell sweets and drinks to pay for taxi fares after record fuel price increase on Tuesday night.

Commuter sells sweets to pay taxi fares after fuel increase

By Palesa Matlala  Taxi driver Bab’Nkomo faces a R2,000 daily fuel bill in Soweto after petrol and diesel prices jump at midnight on Tuesday. Johannesburg worker Ntlamolo Khubayi will sell sweets and drinks to pay for taxi fares after record fuel price increase on Tuesday night. Bab’Nkomo has driven a taxi in Soweto for eleven years. From midnight on Tuesday night he will spend about R2,000 a day to fill his vehicle with fuel. This cost comes …