Chaotic transport is a part of life in West Africa, but getting to work has become harder as rocketing fuel prices ignite protests by bus drivers.
About 25 000 Cosatu members started marching to Eskom’s offices in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest against rising electricity and food prices.
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Passengers travelling from areas outside the CBD will now pay two fares, one into the CBD and another for the journey onwards to suburbs such as Bryan
Investors have concerns about South Africa, former Federal Reserve chairperson Alan Greenspan told a conference in Sandton on Tuesday.
The Mozambican government is to suspend temporarily customs duties and value-added tax on all imported fuel products.
With oil prices near a barrel, motorists are starting to look seriously at both alternative fuels and electric vehicles.
Diesel use in South Africa, driven by home generators and the trucking of coal to Eskom power stations