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Taxis hope to gain as struggling bus and coach operators bow out By Lethu Nxumalo Share Durban - KZN’S long-distance taxi drivers are hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to possibly fill up their empty taxi seats as Greyhound and Citiliner suspend their services. The province’s taxi industry, which incurred heavy losses during the hard lockdown, has an estimated 35 000 vehicles and 246 taxi associations. Of those, approximately 13 000 do long-distance trips across the country. Sifiso Shangase, provincial spokesperson for the South African National Taxi Council, said they had insufficient passengers when it came to long-distance travels. Shangase said due to the low numbers, some drivers were now only making single trips per week to Johannesburg and other areas, spending most of their time at their local ranks, losing money.

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