Public transport fares hike spark outrage

Gaborone Bus rank
Gaborone Bus rank

FRANCISTOWN: The Ministry of Transport and Communication’s decision to increase taxi and bus fares  has triggered public disapproval with calls that the hike is uncalled for during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The revised public transport passenger fares regulations published in the Government Gazette on August 24,2020 indicate that shared taxi per passenger per trip would be P6 with effect from September 1.

The government notice further said that mini-bus local transport would be P5 per trip and long distance (bitumen road) would be P30 per km.

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