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Taxi Strike: This is the human cost of Durban’s taxi strike

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Darren Maule shared the true cost and effects that Durban's Taxi Strike has on the people of KZN - from the essential workers to school children - who rely on taxis for their day-to-day.

Mrs BK - a Morningside resident - joined East Coast Breakfast to share her sentiments and the suffering that lies behind the Durban taxi strike.

3 Sep 2025 11PM English South Africa Society & Culture · Daily News

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