Violence has plagued South Africa's highly competitive and lucrative taxi industry for decades.

Minibus taxis are ubiquitous in South Africa. Far from being simply the most common form of transport, however, minibus taxis signal how precarity and racial inequality continue to define everyday ...

JOHANNESBURG(AP) — A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week ...

Millions of people use minibus taxis to get around South Africa every day. These “pillars of public transport” (which are privately owned and run rather than operated by the state) account for 66.5% ...

The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system, yet it operates in a legal and economic grey zone. Drivers endure brutal hours, poverty wages and constant insecurity. In ...

In this photo provided by ALS Paramedics on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, rescue personnel inspect the site of a collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck, near Durban, South Africa. JOHANNESBURG (AP) ...